Monthly Archives: June 2019

White People: We Don’t Need to be Everywhere

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Sharyn

This is a post directed at fellow white people – I want to talk a little bit about spaces created expressly for people of color (POC), and why we need to stuff any objections to these kinds of spaces. I … Continue reading →

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Daily Writing Achievement Unlocked!

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Sharyn

I didn’t make this goal public, but last weekend I determined that I would write 5 blog posts this week, one each day, to jump start my writing habits for the summer. And while making the 5th blog post a … Continue reading →

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#CiteBlackWomen

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Sharyn

As an academic, citations are a major part of my work and take up a significant amount of my writing time. There are different styles to adhere to depending on the publication venue for the work, checks and double checks … Continue reading →

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What’s a Process? Let’s Experiment.

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Sharyn

What is your process for creating whatever it is that you create? What’s my process? Truthfully, I have no clear idea, which might be why I struggle with productivity so much in my career. (Teaching a 4-4 load as a … Continue reading →

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Terrace House & the Promise to Work Hard

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Sharyn

I’ve been somewhat captivated by the Japanese reality show Terrace House over the past year or so, and its popularity here in the US seems to keep growing. Since a few of the seasons dropped to US Netflix, lots of … Continue reading →

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Sending Congress Underground

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Sharyn

Did you know that there used to be a giant underground installation that was meant to house all of Congress – the Senate and the House – in the event of a likely Soviet nuclear attack? It was housed underneath … Continue reading →

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