After visiting Prince Edward Island in August, I attended an academic conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. On the drive there, I stopped in Truro to meet somebody special: Naomi my blogging friend from Consumed by Ink! I met her outside of the library, a gorgeous building in the heart of Truro where the old brick... Continue Reading →
I've had a secret blog for the last few years. It has been focused on what I'm studying in my Technical Communication and Rhetoric Ph.D. program. The posts on that site helped me to study for and write my comprehensive exams last year, and I use it frequently to revisit the scholarship and conversations surrounding... Continue Reading →
A year ago, I collaborated with Ariel from One Little Library, Kay from What Me Read, and Tamara from Traveling With T. to survey our readers about what they (you!) enjoy in a book review blog. We had 100 responses, and this is a summary of the results. If you’re interested in seeing the full... Continue Reading →
Many of you may remember that last year, I took a girls' studies class, and regularly posted assignments to my blog. You can see those past posts here. This semester, I'm teaching the same class! I have two wonderful and articulate students, and I thought some of you might be interested in seeing their blogs... Continue Reading →
I read a total of 72 books this year. That’s a low for me (I usually read over 100), but because I spend most of my reading with research articles now for Ph.D. research, books have taken a backseat. While I usually write about every book I read, this year I didn’t. And there are... Continue Reading →
When I was about 9 or 10, I kissed Santa Claus. Being the shy person that I am, I did not spontaneously act, but instead, my parents saw an opportunity for capturing a childhood memory that misrepresents my personality completely. I know. I'm not really kissing him in this picture, but I did! This was... Continue Reading →
I’ve become a little obsessed with ordering books online, especially if I can trade them for books that I own but am willing to part with. I love having my own copy of a book so I can underline and make notes in it, because almost everything I read now informs my dissertation research. One... Continue Reading →
In July, I explained why I’m not a craft blogger. Today I’ll explain why I’m not a mom blogger. Yet technically I am one, because according to Mashable, a mom blogger is any woman with kids at home who has read or contributed to a blog in the last 30 days. However, I don’t consider... Continue Reading →
I’ve had to punish plagiarists. It isn’t a fun job, but when I taught freshman English courses at a university during my Master’s program, I had to deal with it. As you all know, universities don’t take kindly to academic theft, and it is a serious issue that writing instructors must address. My first experience... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I celebrated a birthday, and I did so on my blog by posting a list of books I wouldn't have minded receiving. Click here to see Ten Books I Wouldn't Mind Getting for My Birthday. Well, my birthday has come and gone, and I did get some books. Some of them... Continue Reading →
The Bookshelf of Emily J. 