Studying and celebrating the different.
I live in Ohio. In the spring, Governor DeWine signed SB1 into law, making it much harder for me to exist as a cultural studies scholar in Ohio. You can look up the details if you'd like, but it is a bill aimed at removing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from public colleges and universities across… Continue reading Relief
(insert fanfare here) I have met my NaNoWriMo 2021 goals! The only badge I didn't get was the one for hitting "Daily Par" every day. Mostly due to the fact that I recently discovered I set the wrong end date, so some days were a little under. But this is better than I've ever done… Continue reading Reaching the end of NaNoWriMo 2021
Yesterday when I was sitting down to do my daily NaNoWriMo work, I noticed that I really need to pay some attention to the sections I've been creating and how jumbled they are. It's hard to figure out what to write when it's not easy for me to tell what I've already written. Like, I… Continue reading Forming Blocks
Another week, another chunk done, another realization. I admit, I was starting to lose steam a little this week. I was wondering if letting those shiny badges drive me was a good idea. I could not add a word for a day and still be on target for the 10,000 words by the 30th. Then… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Week 3
Back when I started grad school, a friend in the cohort ahead of mine told us about NaNoWriMo and how she uses it not to write a novel, but to work on her thesis. I thought it was a neat idea. I still think it's a neat idea. NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2021
I've been doing some Star Trek watching lately. I fully watched all of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for the first time. I watched Star Trek: Lower Decks just so my hubby wouldn't have to keep from spoiling it for me. I've moved on to "re"watching Star Trek: Enterprise. (Voyager is way too problematic for… Continue reading The gender neutral Cogenitor
One of the things that has been drawing my academic attention is the comic book series Bitch Planet. BP is a dystopian, feminist, sci-fi comic set in the not-too-distant future where the world is ruled by patriarchy, literally. It is what these alt-right a----- would love to see: women belong in the home, bearing children, raising them,… Continue reading Falling in love with non-compliancy
I don't think I've discussed this here. And I won't really be doing it now, but I feel some awareness needs to be raised about this acronym. I first found out about it when my hubby read a post by Seanan McGuire. It's an acronym that I feel is a huge step forward toward something… Continue reading QUILTBAG
Male Privilege from a Trans Guy’s Perspective White Privilege, Explained in One Simple Comic Someone posted the first article on Facebook and when I opened it, I saw the link for the second. Privilege is something that people don't realize exist or think about. I didn't until I took Intro to Interpreting. It exists. For… Continue reading Privilege articles
One of my favorite authors went on a little rant recently, and I love it! It really fits in with what I'm talking about here. Enjoy!
Deviate from the Norm 