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Balloons, bathtubs and (fill in the blank)
While we're on the subject of visual presentation of information, I just want to point out that part of the...
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An Essay in War, Literature
A longish essay I wrote last year has appeared in the twentieth-anniversary issue of the terrific literary journal War, Literature...
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Motherhood After Tenure: My Sabbatical Adventure
Last week I responded to one of those time-wasting Facebook memes that asked me to describe my life using only...
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New York Times Misses Point: In Related Story, Sun Rises in East
Several alert readers sent me links to this story in the New York Times. The headline -- “In Tough Times...
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A big one up, but a bigger one down
Conventional wisdom has it that 70% of the information received from a message is based on how the messenger looks...
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Guest Post: Sean Carman
As I've said, one of the nice things about the AWP conference was meeting in person some of those whom...
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Poster Children
This story in IHE is worth checking out, especially with all the comments. It's about Florence Babb, who is apparently...
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ABCs and PhDs: Balancing the little stuff (or, stopping for slugs)
Last fall I broke my pinkie toe. Already running late, I had rushed back into the house to grab a...