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IMHO post: Blue curtains & reading into writing
IMHO really meaning In my NOT SO humble opinion *** The main flaw in the way HS English classes approach lit crit lies not in the nature of textual analysis, but in the way schools measure mastery of subjective topics. If tests & grade metrics choose A Right Answer ™, interpretative reading dies. The question…
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Gone Feral. Staying Feral.
Feral isn’t a trendy word anymore, but I don’t care. The truth is, it suits me, so I’m keeping it. When we entered Pandemic Times, lo, these 3+ years ago, I sowed my fucks in a barren field where they have gone to compost. I have always been “too” intense. Too forceful. Too prone to…
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Capybaras & other fun things
Because I have been reminded of the existence of capybaras today, I now have to recommend a book I love. If you also love capybaras or pirates or just rollicking good fiction, I present for your consideration: The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper by A. J. Fitzwater.https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781732583382(link leads to a review w/lotsa nice buy links)…
K. M. Herkes
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Website & posting “improvements”
Updating links & images on my website is a royal nitpicky PITA. That’s why I didn’t redo book covers ages ago. I figured, why not add proper alt-text to my images as long as I was I fussing with pages & images, right? It would ease my conscience AND make the little sidebar full of…
K. M. Herkes
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How it’s going: building a new habit
How’s my new habit going? Great! What’s the habit? Welp, this is week 3ish of my latest attempt at developing a “Fuck online presence advice, post what I want when I want, where I want, or hey, maybe don’t post at all” antisocial media strategy. How long will it last? WHO KNOWS? Not me, that’s…
K. M. Herkes