Eaglet Publication
I got some really great news this week: one of my former students, who took his first writing course from me last spring, has had a short story accepted for publication. I have no idea ...
Month: February 2009
And Now for Something More Academic
It’s been a crazy week already. My ninja plan is in place, and making me feel a bit excited, even though nothing is for sure. At least I have something to work toward. I also, ...
…and on a more positive note (me?!? positive? where???)
Now that I’ve been able to post about how depressing this week was for me without sending myself into a spiral of tears, snot, and hiccups, I should counter it with a reminder of the ...
…emerging from my protective shell
The last “Oh #@$((&%@” post was prescient. I didn’t get a dressing down for having nothing done by this point. I got a lot of concern and suggestions, and a much, much scarier picture of ...
Oh, S@%@#T.
My dad would call this pucker time. As in, you get so freaked out about what’s about to happen that you clench your butt so nothing comes out of it at an inopportune moment. It ...