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I read more than I expected to this year! My Goodreads reading challenge goal was 35 books and I didn't fully anticipate I'd make it, but I actually read 39 books this year. Turns out, having an infant is more conducive to reading than I imagined it would be, with a few new tricks I've … Continue reading Borders, Bodies, & Births: 2018 Reading Recap
Today, I led a breakout session on idea development at the Creative Nonfiction / Heinz Foundation workshop “Making Your Story Matter,” designed to help non-profit organizations brainstorm the kinds of stories they might want to tell. Below are links to several sample non-profit stories from that I think are successful; for each, I’ve identified the … Continue reading Making Your Story Matter
It’s taken me a little while to sit down and write this out. Mostly because of the business of new motherhood, of course, but probably also partly because I’m still processing the experience, and still struggling with some of its fallout. The short version of the story is, the birth of my daughter didn’t look at all like I thought it would.
Just for fun (and a little late), I tallied up my 2017 reads. Here are some stats, observations, and favorites. In 2017, I read 33 books total. 18 of those were audiobooks (yes it counts as reading) and the rest were print or ebooks. I read 21 works of fiction and 12 works of nonfiction. … Continue reading 2017 Reading Recap
I've just wrapped the second week of the Fall 2017 teaching semester, and I'm still in the warm glow of new students, new classes, new ideas. My Writing for Digital Media students had to complete and hand in questionnaires about their digital media habits, and I thought it was only fair I play along and … Continue reading Digital Personality
Week 4/ List 4: List the soundtrack of your life right now. About a month ago, my husband and I were talking about protest music; aware that we're on the verge of a massive social and political sea change, he wondered what kind of new music would emerge from the chaos and turmoil. Then came … Continue reading List 4: Troubled Cells and Good Medicine
This post is part of a series inspired by the 52 lists project journal; read more about my intention and approach in the original post here. Week 3 / List 3: List the happiest moments of your life so far. This week, I'm not actually going to include my entire list in the post (sorry!) because, in … Continue reading List 3: Midnight Radio, or, Joy as an Act of Resistance
This post is part of a series inspired by the 52 lists project journal; read more about my intention and approach in the original post here. Week 2 / List 2: List your favorite characters from books, movies, etc. This is the prompt that inspired me to buy this journal. I've been a voracious reader my … Continue reading List 2: Boss Witches
I posted the entry below to Instagram and Facebook a little while ago, but I'm going to begin the project in earnest on the blog this week, so I thought I'd include it here, as an introduction. My number one resolution for 2017 is to get back into a regular writing habit. Between book edits … Continue reading The 52 Lists Project 2017
At #AWP2016 today, I'm serving on the panel "Pedagogy's Next Wave: Alternatives to the Whole-Class Workshop." Specifically, I'll be talking about guided workshops, collaborative workshops, and multimedia workshops. Below, I've included links to the handout I made for the panel, and a few additional pieces of information (lesson plans, readings, etc.) that other teachers may … Continue reading Alternative Workshop Methods
MARISSA LANDRIGAN 