For the last few years, I’ve had “read 45 non-school books” on my annual goal list. (Yes, current Shawna wonders why past Shawna didn’t just write 50, too.) A decade ago, I aimed for 20. Then in the last year of my doctoral program, it was 30. Then 45. Now …
It was a week before Christmas and I was making dinner with the 1994 version of Little Women playing in the background. I watch …
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If you have a teacher or academic in your life, be gentle right now. Because now is about the time they’re looking …
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Mr. T, looking over from his computer: “Did you hear, they found the bones of a 20,000 pound T-Rex?” Me, looking over …
