SLOW DOWN!!!

From the Chronicle of Higher Education, Lindsay Waters, the executive editor for the humanities at Harvard University Press, is calling for a “revolution in reading” by asking people at all levels to read slowly for the pleasure of the words, as opposed to reading quickly to synthesize the information. This seems like a brilliant idea. … Continue reading SLOW DOWN!!! →

Twitter names as Halloween costumes

One of the things I’ve come to enjoy about Twitter is the ease with which people can change their names, especially around Halloween. It’s like an easy avatar costume. For example, here’s mine: And here are some others I like: What are some of yours? Advertisements Filed under: Reading Tagged: avatars, Halloween, twitter, twitter costumes, … Continue reading Twitter names as Halloween costumes →

Close reading: ‘Epiphany’ by S.E. Venart

'I am the big heart, aren’t I?': 'Epiphany' by S.E. Venart is a brilliant and devastating poem