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How Ben Rhodes is still trying to write the story
This article was previously published in the Claremont Journal of International Relations (vol. 4, issue 9, Spring 2019). It has been republished here with permission of CJIR. The original article can be read…
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We are all Laurie
You are not Jo. You are not Amy. We are all Laurie—standing outside in the snow, watching the glittering lights of the March household in the night.
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NaNoWriMo, College, & Other Things Un-Finished Before the End of 2017
As we rush toward the end of the year, I constantly see people rushing to finish their 2017 goals. But as the year comes to a close, I am more reminded of all…
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A dream of glass castles: Reflecting on Jeannette Walls’ novel
The first time I read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, I hated it. A memoir about a family—dysfunctional, charismatic, poverty-stricken, and painfully stunning—The Glass Castle painted a picture that I could not…
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Immortality is so last century
I have mixed feelings about stories that pit traditional books vs. modern technology. I grew up in the Silicon Valley—Apple headquarters just a jog from my childhood home, dad’s work at Google, friends…
