Category Archives: American Literature

Summer Reading 2012

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

I have not yet written one of those blogs about the books I plan to read, with insightful comments and a list to show off my doctoral knowledge. Actually, it is probably not going to be that interesting, but let … Continue reading →

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Restructuring, Fiction and the Dissertation

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

After a year of writing my dissertation, I contemplate the freedom of writing. I’ve been following certain writing rules, common rules, fairly rigid rules, MLA formatted and citation rich rules, lovely rules, for writing dissertations. Somewhere in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Play! Fight!

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

In a few weeks, I’ll be presenting a paper at the MMLA in St. Louis on “Play” in American Fiction, specifically the stories of Margaret Deland, in her book Old Chester Tales. In thinking about play as a theme, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, American Literature, Blogging, Corporate Education, Graduate School, Interactive Education, Literature, Little Grassy Lake, Margaret Deland, North South University, SIU, Teaching | Leave a comment

Social Media and … Those People

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

I recently posted an article on my Facebook page that made me think about the UK government’s outrage at people’s rage. Oh, and also all those other governments out there that get angry when social media gives groups the chance … Continue reading →

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We All Shine On

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

My latest story, The Lightbearer, came out this week in the Montreal Review, and it has given me a moment to pause in all of my work to realize the overarching negative energy that seems to emanate from my stories … Continue reading →

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Three Girls, Five Years

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Last month was the five year anniversary of the publication of my first novel, Three Girls: A Twenty-First Century Tale, and it really did change my life, but not in a drastic, everything is different kind of way. The reception … Continue reading →

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Eloping with Patriarchy

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

After writing about Deland, and elopement stories written in the 1890s, I began to consider the role of the father versus the community, the world of British hierarchy, and the democratic ideals of America. One of elopements main functions is … Continue reading →

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The Iron Woman: One hundred years later

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Last summer while in Dhaka, I explored connections between modern Dhaka and some of the British industrial novels of the nineteenth century. Now I’ve begun to look at some of the industrial novels of early twentieth century America which focus … Continue reading →

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