Narratology was birthed in the mid-60s as a spinoff of linguistics. The field started with a structuralist or definitional approach (universal elements or themes of narrative, definitions of narrative elements, etc.). In the past couple of decades however, the field...
By the way, this is officially my 100th post!Our house came with a new, but very cheap, electric coil stove. After six year of heavy use (including a great deal of canning, which involves large heavy pots full of water and glass jars filled with stuff) it began to...
This post has taken a really long time to finish. In part it’s because it’s been a rough couple of weeks, both out there in the world and in my household. It’s also because I’ve needed to employ the techniques in this email quite heavily during...
Back in 2010, I picked up a book from the library called: Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take it Back. The title has been changed (to be more buzz-word worthy I suppose) but I prefer the original. This is a book that would naturally appeal to...
I’m traveling this week and, oh god, the jet lag is brutal. Usually, I do fine with it. Certainly, Europe is easy and even Asia is doable (though so confusing as it’s like a DIFFERENT DAY than back at home). Typically, the first day is fine, it takes...
