The odyssey of my life has taken me to Majuro atoll, capitol of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in Micronesia. I am here to teach humanities at the College of the Marshall Islands. My office has an ocean view.…
Category: Personal
Twelve In ’12
Achievements I finished my PhD. The Journal of Modern Literature accepted a piece of mine. Like This Press accepted my chapbook manuscript. The Kenyon Review Online accepted and published a short story of mine I co-organized a highly successful postgraduate conference in Joyce studies.…
#DigiBakeDay Begins with Bread
It is just past midnight, and dough is rising in my kitchen. When it doubles in size, I will punch it back down, knead it, and shape it into a loaf. I will then let that loaf double in size…
Small Thanks
Yes, I am taking part in a meme: bloggers listing the easily overlooked things for which we are grateful. I am grateful for hot water bottles and thick duvets for library cards for fancy, smelly baths and the way the…
Redrafting (for) Your Life
Julianna Baggott has written a post applying the idea of editing to life. She wonders if writers who dislike edits to their work also avoid change in their lives. For me, change has rarely been a series of edits. What…
Memories of Place: Fruit
When I bite through the bright orange skin of a persimmon, when I feel the faintly sticky trickle down my chin, I am back in Ashikaga. It isn’t just that the first time I tasted the warm, sweet fruit was…