Archive - Closely Reading

October 2024

Happy Halloween!

three favorite treats I love to make

Oct 31 •

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halloween approaches!

pretty sure it's my favorite holiday + final spooky reading recommendations

Oct 29 •

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on the forgotten Olive Moore

And one of the strangest books I have ever read

Oct 27 •

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3 more lessons I learned in grad school

on affective responses, empty filler words, and why I don't hate Reader 2

Oct 20 •

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Shirley Jackson's haunted homes

themes to read for in "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" and "The Haunting of Hill House" this october

Oct 16 •

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The Yellow Wall-Paper

A story of a woman's unraveling and the archeology of her silences

Oct 11 •

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Reading "The Yellow Wall-Paper"

what to watch for as you read Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic short story of madness and marriage

Oct 7 •

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closely reading advice from a literature phd: a peek into the archives

check out this collection of all my in-depth writing & reading lessons, out from behind the paywall for a limited time

Oct 6 •

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6 lessons I learned during grad school

things Past Haley likes to remind Present Day Haley of a lot lately

Oct 2 •

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