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Monthly Archives: April 2026
I’m sorry for this but I do not know what else to write about
I am late with this. It’s been increasingly hard to do anything. Fuck depression. I hope I do not come off trying to find pity in this post, but if I have to write something this is the only thing I have in my mind and I might as well use this obligation to write […] Continue reading
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Roads Not Taken
I ended up teaching a course on long books this semester. Here is the original proposal: Why are long books long? Beyond its length, what makes a long book different from a short book? How is the experience of reading … Continue reading Continue reading
Another ending: Do you know what you are reading next?
Another ending. Continue reading
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The End – Monge’s Goodbye
Finishing a long book feels like a small death. Continue reading
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Final Blog!
Woah, I cannot believe we’ve reached the end of the semester! Thinking of endings: this is always an ending I don’t mind reaching. If we think about each week as a chapter and the whole semester as a book, I’ve enjoyed this one. In this comparison am I writing the chapters or reading them? I […] Continue reading
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endings… and nostalgia; Where do we begin?
endings: long books — I don’t know why I always feel challenged to write an ending that is satisfactory. At this point, I’ve written quite a few conclusion blogs for Jon’s classes. Some are better than others. Some are forgettable. A few are memorable. I wonder if it has to do with nostalgia. Sentimentality, of […] Continue reading
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RMST 495 – Week 13: The End
Salut tout le monde ! Bonjorn a totes! Hola a totham! ¡Hola a todos! Ciao a tutti ! Ciao a tücc! Ciau a tutti! Ola a toz! Ola a todos! Olá a todos! —————————————————————— —————————————————————— Honestly, I cannot believe we’re already at the end of the course and submitting our very final blog post. It […] Continue reading
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In the beginning, there was a book club
The end of this course has me thinking about a number of things. One of them is book clubs. Another is beginnings. Another is my MA thesis. Book club meetings have sometimes been imagined as gatherings of middle-aged women who would rather gossip or complain than discuss books. And while I unequivocally support a woman’s … Continue reading
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