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Survival Is the Punishment for Having Survived
August 16, 2014
Within hours of receiving the breaking news alert that Robin Williams had died of suicide, I commented to my sister…
Consolation Prizes
July 19, 2014
My to-do list is a mile long, so... obviously I'm updating my blog. I've posted about publishing a couple of…
I Am Always in Transition When Disaster Strikes – RKVRY Quarterly
July 10, 2014
Content note: 9/11, natural disaster, spectacle, whitewashing I guess I'm on a publication streak? "I Am Always in Transition When…
Numerology – DIAGRAM 14.3
June 10, 2014
Content note: intergenerational trauma, loss, myth, Sri Lanka New publication dropped! "Numerology" was excised from a creative nonfiction/memoir WIP titled…
C&W 2014: Autonomy in the Hivemind
June 5, 2014
Reasons I love C&W: I can come here brain-dead after qualifying exams, and everyone I talk to has advice to…
Did You Forget? This Drill Will Pierce the Quals Defense
May 31, 2014
Yes. I did forget. In fact, I may still be in the midst of remembering. And yes: I "passed with…
Ph.D. Candidacy Unlocked!
May 12, 2014
I defended my qualifying exams this afternoon and passed "with flying colors" despite the whole ordeal being a relatively traumatic…
Let’s See You Grit Those Teeth! (Part 2)
May 11, 2014
As though I'm the one that's capable of administering the blow that brings someone else to their senses, or as…
Let’s See You Grit Those Teeth! (Part I)
May 9, 2014
I don't even know why this happened but it is so stuck in my head and I want it out.…
Oral Defense Incoming
May 7, 2014
My oral defense is on Monday, and because I'm terrified of revisiting my comps answers, I'm (productively?) doing nothing and…
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