“…roots are lacking. We must begin with that” — Edouard Glissant For a few months now, I’ve been toying with…
“I just never got this far:” Queer Eye and Profiting from Self-Love
There are the only two shows where each and every episode leaves me in tears: Netflix’s Queer Eye and BBC’s…
Reflecting on our longest Government Shutdown and confronting our secret economic insecurity
My mother has worked for the U.S. government for over thirty years. Apart from taking a week or two off…
On Decluttering your bookshelf and Other Controversies
Last month, I created what appeared to be a short “December to-read list.” My reading goals, however, were much greater…
December Reading List (Theme: Women in Power)
One of the things I’ve been most excited to do since finishing grad school was read. Weird wish to have,…
Hello again!
I started this blog while I was writing my dissertation, with some posts tangentially associated with my research at the…
The Trap of being a “Strong Woman”
Reading parts of Samuel Richardson’s Clarissa or The History of a Young Lady (1748) this weekend has been surprisingly mind…
A New Vision for America
I always feel a bit like Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window when I look out of my own rear windows…
Sadness, Anger, and Self-Care in the Early Days of the Trump Era
From late October to the last days of December, I found it increasingly difficult to quiet my mind enough to…
Is it Possible to Unite a Nation Divided?
As I get older, I am realizing that I will save myself a lot of time – and ultimately save…
