Nov 9, 20206 minReading Rooms and Brain Deer Warning: a somewhat wacky blog post follows. I’m writing on Saturday afternoon in the wake of the news that Joe Biden is the...
Oct 25, 20203 minIntroduction: Take TwoLast March, when the pandemic hit, I began this blog for my FYSM 1004 course. At the time, none of us were certain what was going to...
Mar 31, 20202 minThe Feet of the Dead, the Feet of the LivingIn class, we have read sections from Robert MacFarlane's Landmarks. Today, however, I want to think about two passages from his most...
Mar 29, 20202 minThe Writing on the WallThe biologist narrator of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annhiliation is fascinated by a tunnel/tower that descends deep into the earth. The team she...