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The “Vulgar Charm” of Mob Wives: A Reality Show Which Does Not Induce Nausea! (Posted en Route to the Cape on Bus)

  Ed Note: I have a backup of blogs on Ben Vereen at 54 Below, the end of Luigi Jazz Dance Intensive and the traditional galavanting of Victorian Chick in the city but will leave those for the weekend at … Continue reading

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Pouring through Books: Fun! Chaucer’s Books Post (George Eliot, Charlotte Bronte, J Hillis Miller, Wars between Deconstruction and Cultural Studies…)

I am having a surreal experience. I am at J’s with his son, 7.5, and his ex-stepson, nearly 13, whose 6th grade graduation party I attended a few weeks ago. I have never slept in a house with two kids, … Continue reading

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“You seem so normal! What happened to you?”: A Partial, Intellectual Answer to a Frequent Question

I got an IM on FB from a very good friend up in Oregon, a Republican lawyer with a wife and children. He’s a smart and fun guy and we enjoy chatting on FB. He asked: “Did you get rescued … Continue reading

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Margo Crawford’s Comments on Brodhead Dickinson Paper (Dear Friend and Wonderful TA), 1994

I include this not for bragging rights but to reveal the intensely personal nature of my work, even as a student in college, 22 years old. This paper was for Dean Brodhead’s 19th-Century American literature. We read Alcott, Dickinson, Emerson, … Continue reading

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