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Well, it happened
I’m going to give a Ted Talk! Actually, I’ll be giving a TedX Sioux Falls talk in just a few weeks. May 4 to be precise. So planning and practice are in full force. Tonight I made a prop for it with my mom, then we hugged and cried and had a really nice moment.…
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International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day and it feels very fitting that yesterday my alma mater, Augustana University, published the schedule for fall classes. I’ll be teaching a women and ecology in literature class, and I’m so excited to spend a whole semester having challenging and meaningful discussions about stories of women and our planet and…
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Moving online a bigger shock than COVID-19
I’m a bit ashamed say it, but as an online educator, I’ve been feeling a little smug this week. I’m not scrambling to convert classes or learn new software, and I’m not worried about the future of higher education as I know it–well, at least not because of coronavirus pandemic shifts. I’m not faced with…
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Separation
Each morning this week I’ve peered out the window to see a world pricked white with ice and wrapped in heavy fog. Frozen shards of moisture cover the trees, the buildings, the tractors and everything else in my view. Suspended in air, not-quite-frozen moisture thickens the spaces between things. It’s beautiful, this tinsel and wrap,…
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The creative process
One of my biggest struggles as a writer is sitting down to do the work. These days, it seems like I need a reason to write, a reason that goes beyond just scribbling some ideas to play around with. I think this is because having a kid and a farm and a husband means my…
Notes from the in-between 