April 2017

Novel Weekends (2): Looking Backward and Forward

Well, I met my word goal for today, so that’s good. Started a chapter that I…
Novel Weekends (1): Piece by Piece

Because I have found it so useful to talk about my Dissertation process daily, I’ve decided…
Dissertation Days (7): Free At Last (For the Weekend)

Given that I’m utterly exhausted this evening, I doubt I’ll say much. I did, however, meet…
Reading History: “The Confessions of Young Nero” (by Margaret George)

The release of a new novel by Margaret George is an event that occurs every six years…
Dissertation Days (6): The Lies We Tell Ourselves

So, I have to fess up to something. I didn’t, in fact, end up writing anything…
Why Women Are So Angry with Sanders

Originally posted on Bitter Gertrude: Heath Mello. Source: Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald. You’ve seen it; I’ve seen…
Dissertation Days (5): Clarity at Last

Today was what I would like to call a successful writing day. I not only met…
Film Review: Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” (2017) is a Charmingly Sweet Confection

If I had to use one word to describe Disney’s recent remake of one of its…
Dissertation Days (4): Historicize, Contextualize, Theorize

So, for every chapter of my Diss so far, I’ve followed this basic model: Intro—>Historical Context—>Theory—>Close…
Dissertation Days (3): Genuine Progress

Today I set out to write some more of the contextual sections of the third chapter,…