A PhD is something like a good mystery story: the aim is to show the world you see something the rest of us don't. Let's look at the method common between mysteries and PhDs.
How To Study โ tips, hacks, suggestions, advice for academic success
The method of studying is probably harder than the content, and I've got some ways of making it easier.
Ending A Dormancy
Getting back online... but with caveats that keep the power in MY hands.
Rejection Revisited / All Quiet on the LR Front III?
I don't think I'm going to send out a great deal of submissions this year... I have some excellent reasons for putting that side of things on pause.
Georgia Skies
A short poem written during my PhD work on Gone With The Wind.
The Joy in Something You Werenโt Seeking
Do you ever find yourself researching something so strange that you stop and wonder what brought you here? I find that itโs almost a daily occurrence for me: whether itโs finding a stack of books on the history of various astrologies (whatโs more surprising, that I needed it or that itโs a surprisingly well-covered field?)... Continue Reading →
All Quiet on the LRF, pt II: Life, Covid, and Approaching 30
I want to leave my 20s the person I wanted to be at the beginning of it.
All Quiet On The Late Romantic Front?
A quick update on what's happening here at the mo.
Anne Brontรซ – why should you read her?
Is Anne really worth the time investment for the less-than-hardcore Brontรซ readers and the casual literature buffs?
Maybe it’s time to split the job of being a professor?
I've been thinking about how higher education is structured, how we could fix the mess and potentially make the experience better for students and staff alike.