What I’m Reading Wednesday: Benjamin (3/23)

Since I’ve skimped on you this week, I’ll add a bit more to this one for you (I hope that puts us back on good terms). To make it a little easier to read, I’ve split this into three sections (just in case you want to get right to the literary part): backstory, opinion, and then […]

What I’m Reading Wednesday: Arnow (12/16)

Hello everyone! I’m in the process of reading a really great book that I’ll review for next Wednesday’s post, but for now, I’ll pay some respect to a another book from undergrad (So weird to say that!). I’m referring to the brick on top, Harriette Arnow’s The Dollmaker. This novel is large. Very large. Just […]

Academic: Close Reading of Chesnutt’s “The Wife of His Youth”

Just a follow up to today’s post. This is a paper focusing on a passage from Chesnutt’s “The Wife of His Youth.” Enjoy! The Ethics of Upward Mobility in Charles Chesnutt’s “The Wife of His Youth” “I don’t know of any man in town who goes by that name, he said, “nor have I heard […]

Academic: Ackerman Response

Hello everyone! This is the first paper that I’ve done for school that I’ve been immensely proud of. It was a response to Diane Ackerman’s A Natural History of Love. The general rundown: I mention what it’s like to be a military wife and briefly explore how that love is different than what Ackerman has […]