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Women in Academia

A couple of weeks ago, I flipped through the mail and unceremoniously tore open an envelope stamped Do Not Bend. I slipped the diploma out and gazed at it, proof that my graduation from Pacific University’s MFA Program in Writing was, in fact, real. Then I stared, shocked, at what leapt off the Unbendable Page,Continue reading “Women in Academia”

Vous Venez d’Ou?

One of the most interesting things about working in the largest mall in the United States* is the diversity of tourists who wander the halls. Most are from other parts of the country (I can always peg the Minnesotans, Wisconsinites, and Chicagoans), but some are from overseas. A few are francophones. Once, during the holidayContinue reading “Vous Venez d’Ou?”