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Recent Posts

Mar 1, 2023

March 2023: Time Management Strategies

Mar 1, 2023

Writing Update: Academics (Sometimes Admit To) Having Feelings

Apr 28, 2019

writing, emotions, academia

Writing Update: Academics (Sometimes Admit To) Having Feelings

Apr 28, 2019

writing, emotions, academia

For a long time, I thought that feelings were intellectual processes and that intellectual knowing and emotional knowing were the same thing. Like, you could just tell yourself that you were feeling great or sad and that’s how you knew what you were feeling. Turns out, intellectual knowing and emotional knowing are entirely separate epistemologies

Apr 28, 2019

writing, emotions, academia

Apr 15, 2019

careers, post-PhD

REINVENTION (Again.)

Apr 15, 2019

careers, post-PhD

My focus word for the year has been REINVENT. And what am I reinventing? I’m yet again reinventing my professional life. I’m reinventing the blog. I’m reinventing me. Again.

Apr 15, 2019

careers, post-PhD

March 2023 1
- Mar 1, 2023 March 2023: Time Management Strategies Mar 1, 2023
April 2019 2
- Apr 28, 2019 Writing Update: Academics (Sometimes Admit To) Having Feelings Apr 28, 2019
- Apr 15, 2019 REINVENTION (Again.) Apr 15, 2019
September 2018 1
- Sep 23, 2018 Development, Voluntourism, Study Abroad, and Peace Corps: For Whom? Sep 23, 2018
August 2018 1
- Aug 12, 2018 Joyful Receiving Aug 12, 2018
July 2018 2
- Jul 10, 2018 Get Ready to Get Inspired AGAIN! Jul 10, 2018
- Jul 1, 2018 Failures of Imagination, Post-PhD Edition Jul 1, 2018
June 2018 1
- Jun 26, 2018 State Violence at the Border and Beyond Jun 26, 2018
May 2018 2
- May 28, 2018 Thoughts on Grief, One Year Later May 28, 2018
- May 14, 2018 Overcoming Writing Resistance May 14, 2018
April 2018 4
- Apr 30, 2018 How to Reach Goals When You Don't Feel Like It Apr 30, 2018
- Apr 22, 2018 We were Inspired! Apr 22, 2018
- Apr 16, 2018 Escaping the Cult of Busyness Apr 16, 2018
- Apr 2, 2018 How to Create a Writing Community When You Don't Have One Apr 2, 2018
March 2018 4
- Mar 25, 2018 Building Writing Communities Mar 25, 2018
- Mar 18, 2018 The Power of Perspective: How Changing Where You Write Shifts How You Write Mar 18, 2018
- Mar 11, 2018 Re-imagining the Creative Writing Life Mar 11, 2018
- Mar 5, 2018 New vision, job title, and a writing retreat! Mar 5, 2018
February 2018 4
- Feb 25, 2018 Creating My New Map Feb 25, 2018
- Feb 18, 2018 When Moving Forward Requires Letting Go Feb 18, 2018
- Feb 11, 2018 Rewriting My Money(Love) Story Feb 11, 2018
- Feb 4, 2018 The Flying Leap Feb 4, 2018
January 2018 3
- Jan 21, 2018 Memoir: Looking Back at My Peace Corps Experience in Guatemala Jan 21, 2018
- Jan 14, 2018 How Your (My) Routines Manage Fear and Shame Jan 14, 2018
- Jan 7, 2018 2018: THRIVING Jan 7, 2018
December 2017 2
- Dec 11, 2017 Stories of Failure: Academic Job Market Edition Dec 11, 2017
- Dec 3, 2017 Trauma and Truth-telling Dec 3, 2017
November 2017 4
- Nov 26, 2017 Learned Helplessness, Part II: Thinking Inside the Box Nov 26, 2017
- Nov 19, 2017 When My Teenage Self Schools My PhD Self Nov 19, 2017
- Nov 12, 2017 Unlearning Helplessness Nov 12, 2017
- Nov 5, 2017 Cultivating Resilience in Transition Nov 5, 2017
October 2017 2
- Oct 29, 2017 Saying No and Having Boundaries Oct 29, 2017
- Oct 25, 2017 Making the Sausage is Never Pretty Oct 25, 2017
September 2017 2
- Sep 17, 2017 Getting Paid and Saying No Sep 17, 2017
- Sep 10, 2017 When the State Takes Aim at Families Sep 10, 2017
August 2017 3
- Aug 28, 2017 How We Remember Terrible Things Aug 28, 2017
- Aug 13, 2017 Writing in Love Aug 13, 2017
- Aug 6, 2017 When you can’t always get what you [think you] want Aug 6, 2017
July 2017 3
- Jul 22, 2017 Leaving Academia: Rage and FOMO Edition Jul 22, 2017
- Jul 9, 2017 An Academic Practices Creative Non-Fiction Jul 9, 2017
- Jul 2, 2017 Creativity: Flying the Plane While Building It Jul 2, 2017
June 2017 4
- Jun 24, 2017 Who the Hell Are You? Fears of Success Jun 24, 2017
- Jun 17, 2017 Reaching Goals in Community Jun 17, 2017
- Jun 10, 2017 Scheduling Goals, Happiness, and Getting Sh*t Done Jun 10, 2017
- Jun 4, 2017 New Goals, Post-PhD Style Jun 4, 2017
May 2017 4
- May 29, 2017 Little Steps Toward Something New May 29, 2017
- May 21, 2017 On Healing and the Power of Storytelling May 21, 2017
- May 14, 2017 Leaving Academia: Loss, Grief, and Healing May 14, 2017
- May 7, 2017 Blog Birthday! May 7, 2017
April 2017 3
- Apr 23, 2017 Critical Thinking Outside Apr 23, 2017
- Apr 9, 2017 Staying Engaged Outside Academia Apr 9, 2017
- Apr 2, 2017 Academic Research in the Wild Apr 2, 2017
March 2017 3
- Mar 26, 2017 Missteps and Steps in the Post-PhD Mar 26, 2017
- Mar 19, 2017 Assuming Rapport Rather Than Rejection Mar 19, 2017
- Mar 5, 2017 Publishing Without Perishing Mar 5, 2017
February 2017 3
- Feb 26, 2017 Repurposing My PhD Feb 26, 2017
- Feb 20, 2017 Six Things I Wish I'd Known Before Getting a PhD Feb 20, 2017
- Feb 5, 2017 PhDebt Feb 5, 2017
January 2017 4
- Jan 31, 2017 #WithAPhD chat 2.0 Jan 31, 2017
- Jan 21, 2017 Breaking Fake News from the Early Twentieth Century Jan 21, 2017
- Jan 16, 2017 Report from the Field: #AHA17 Jan 16, 2017
- Jan 8, 2017 2017: Year of Joy Jan 8, 2017
December 2016 1
- Dec 4, 2016 Writing Experiment post: Trumping Neoliberalism Dec 4, 2016
October 2016 3
- Oct 30, 2016 Revising My Writing Shame Story Oct 30, 2016
- Oct 23, 2016 Self, 2.0 Oct 23, 2016
- Oct 16, 2016 Non-Academic Teaching Oct 16, 2016
September 2016 1
- Sep 4, 2016 Having Courage and Writing in New Directions Sep 4, 2016
August 2016 2
- Aug 14, 2016 An Olympic-inspired Writing Post Aug 14, 2016
- Aug 7, 2016 Writing Through Emotional Roadblocks Aug 7, 2016
July 2016 2
- Jul 31, 2016 In a State of Permanent Transition Jul 31, 2016
- Jul 2, 2016 Guest Post: The Joys of Research Jul 2, 2016
June 2016 1
- Jun 14, 2016 Writing Through Transition and My New Story Jun 14, 2016
April 2016 4
- Apr 17, 2016 On Impostor Syndrome Apr 17, 2016
- Apr 11, 2016 When Your (My) Writing Practice Derails Apr 11, 2016
- Apr 6, 2016 Guest Post: On Pleasing Your First Reader Apr 6, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Rewards for Reaching Writing Goals Apr 2, 2016
March 2016 6
- Mar 27, 2016 Archival Research, Part II Mar 27, 2016
- Mar 22, 2016 Archival Research, Part I Mar 22, 2016
- Mar 18, 2016 Procrastination: Shame in Disguise Mar 18, 2016
- Mar 13, 2016 Writing to Improve Non-Academic Job Skills Mar 13, 2016
- Mar 9, 2016 Building a Self-Care Practice Mar 9, 2016
- Mar 6, 2016 How To (and how not to) Have a Writing Group Mar 6, 2016
February 2016 6
- Feb 29, 2016 Revising After Rejection Feb 29, 2016
- Feb 23, 2016 Learning and Re-learning How to Write an Argument Feb 23, 2016
- Feb 18, 2016 Handwriting Comes from the Heart Feb 18, 2016
- Feb 14, 2016 Good Questions: How Do I Know When I Need an Editor? Feb 14, 2016
- Feb 9, 2016 Organizing My Messy Reading LIfe Feb 9, 2016
- Feb 2, 2016 My Research: The (Pseudo) Scientific Origins of the Ancient Maya Feb 2, 2016
January 2016 9
- Jan 30, 2016 Writing Without Time Jan 30, 2016
- Jan 24, 2016 Practice Makes Improvement in Photography and Writing Jan 24, 2016
- Jan 21, 2016 Twelve Week Article: REJECTED! Jan 21, 2016
- Jan 18, 2016 How Blogging Improves My Academic Writing Jan 18, 2016
- Jan 16, 2016 Curiosities of the English Language Jan 16, 2016
- Jan 12, 2016 Presenting the #EditQs Twitter Chat! Jan 12, 2016
- Jan 10, 2016 #AHA16: Report from the Field Jan 10, 2016
- Jan 7, 2016 I'm at the American Historical Association Meeting! This is my research. Jan 7, 2016
- Jan 2, 2016 Writing and Goals in 2016 Jan 2, 2016
December 2015 4
- Dec 19, 2015 Reflecting on Writing and Life in 2015 Dec 19, 2015
- Dec 12, 2015 Being Present to Writing Dec 12, 2015
- Dec 6, 2015 Writing as Self-Care Dec 6, 2015
- Dec 1, 2015 Writing While Sad Dec 1, 2015
November 2015 3
- Nov 23, 2015 Twelve Week Article: FINISHED! Nov 23, 2015
- Nov 8, 2015 Twelve Week Article: Week Eleven (and One-Half) Recap Nov 8, 2015
- Nov 1, 2015 Twelve Week Article Writing: Week Eleven Recap Nov 1, 2015
October 2015 4
- Oct 27, 2015 Twelve Week Article Writing: Week Ten Recap Oct 27, 2015
- Oct 18, 2015 Twelve Week Article Writing: Week Nine Recap Oct 18, 2015
- Oct 11, 2015 Twelve Week Article Writing: Week Eight Recap Oct 11, 2015
- Oct 5, 2015 Twelve Week Article: Week Seven Recap Oct 5, 2015
September 2015 4
- Sep 27, 2015 Twelve Week Article Writing: Week Six Recap Sep 27, 2015
- Sep 21, 2015 Twelve Week Article Writing: Week Five Recap Sep 21, 2015
- Sep 13, 2015 Twelve Week Article Writing Recap: Week 4 Sep 13, 2015
- Sep 6, 2015 Twelve Week Article Writing Recap: Week 3 Sep 6, 2015
August 2015 5
- Aug 31, 2015 Twelve Week Article Writing: Week 2 Recap Aug 31, 2015
- Aug 24, 2015 Twelve Week Article Writing: Week 1 Recap Aug 24, 2015
- Aug 16, 2015 Social Writing As An Introvert Aug 16, 2015
- Aug 9, 2015 Reflections on Academic Writing and Asking for Help Aug 9, 2015
- Aug 2, 2015 Ten Ideas for Improving Writing Aug 2, 2015
July 2015 3
- Jul 26, 2015 Research =/= Writing Jul 26, 2015
- Jul 19, 2015 Perfectionism, Shame, and Writing Jul 19, 2015
- Jul 12, 2015 Reading, Writing, and Photography Jul 12, 2015
June 2015 5
- Jun 29, 2015 Conclude with Conclusions Jun 29, 2015
- Jun 21, 2015 Slicing and Dicing My Own Writing For Your Reading Pleasure Jun 21, 2015
- Jun 14, 2015 Rewrite, Revise, Rinse, Repeat Jun 14, 2015
- Jun 7, 2015 Bloviating on Bloviating Jun 7, 2015
- Jun 1, 2015 The Conference Paper: Writing Meets Performing Jun 1, 2015
May 2015 2
- May 23, 2015 A Blog Post In Which I Overthink The Verb To Be May 23, 2015
- May 7, 2015 Coming Soon! May 7, 2015