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what are patterns for?

something resembling gumption

Close Reader: An interview with Michelle

i will love you, again

Close Reader: an interview with Kate Jones of A Narrative of Their Own

midweek musing: (more) on writer's block

we are here to break our hearts

a 2023 summary

how to: unblock your writing

Interviews with some of my favorite close readers

Close Reader: An interview with Sarah

on a slow sunday morning

i wanna thank me

frankenstein in the garden of eden

Close Reader: an interview with Sayani Sarkar of The Omnivore Scientist

the edge of desire

Close Reader: An interview with Juliana

the fox is probably not god

Close Reader: An interview with Bri Soler

Happy Halloween!

competing aesthetics in beetlejuice

fleabag is a ghost story

ghost feelers & storytellers

curious architecture in shirley jackson

a random rainy-day ramble

uncanny doubles and one little girl

embodied trauma in practical magic

how to: brainstorm & free-write

building impossible bridges

jenny odell & the attention economy

leaving academia, whatever that means

how to: get back in study mode

musing on my summer reads

why I can't watch You've Got Mail anymore

how to: write a reading reflection

the waters we swim in

hope at the end of the road

how to: closely read a single paragraph, in depth

Best of

musing on: quotes from my recent reads & watches

how to: 5 ways to read like a lit scholar

ceramics class and creative freedom

overthinking it

musing on close reading & content strategy

musing on: jennette mccurdy's memoir & un-things

Guides

wild geese & skunk cabbage, by Mary Oliver

how to: get better at close reading

how to: what is close reading?

girls interrupted & foucauldian frameworks

ted lasso, patricia lockwood, and close reading guides

exploring the innermost room

reading anger, feeling anger

musing on: AI, ChatGPT, and literature

coherent work & genuine reactions

musing on: Zadie Smith, Joel's big lie, and new Ted Lasso!

green gables and fitting in

musing on: zombies, cults, and academia

two little lines about the mouth

green apples & destiny

Welcome to Closely Reading!

The first close reading essay is coming soon!