Actually, we’ll be talking about eight shades of green. Not fifty. I’ll explain why in a moment. So I’m actually working on two writing projects at the moment. Where Arrows Fall is still a work in progress, but sometimes, I need breaks from editing. And so I turn to my second project, which is a …
As I prepare to graduate college, I’m tasked with a final challenge. (And I’m not talking about staying motivated during the last few weeks of my college career. That’s a different story.) No, I have to present a capstone project, part of which involves writing a ‘critical introduction’ that lists all the authors and books …
I’ll bet you never thought you’d be getting a Part 2 to my popcorn story. To recap, a simple decision to eat popcorn while watching a YouTube video led to me accidentally breaking my knitting needles and ordering a new set, along with an electric kettle, on Amazon. (Check out my blog history for the …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Personally, I had a great day. Probably the best day I’ve had in months. After the crippling loneliness and boredom of living in the dorms, I came home for Spring Break exactly a week ago, only to immediately come down with some sort of 24-hour flu that morphed into my …
Hey guys! I had a great time at Saturday’s meeting of the Medievalists and Early Modernists of North Texas and Oklahoma. Here’s the paper I presented, edited for length. (The full paper is about twice as long, but all the important parts are here.) One of the most important literary elements is the character known …
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