Monograph, She Wrote

by | Jul 22, 2011 | frivolity

In honor of the television series that I have been streaming online, I’ve added a new pair of postcards to Tweed’s collection. I just watched an episode of Murder, She Wrote in which Jessica Fletcher lectures at a prestigious university, which gave me the...

Academic Editor Will Read Fiction—for Fun

by | May 31, 2011 | frivolity

With some big academic writing projects of my own completed, I finally have not only the time but the psychological space to read some nonacademic, fiction books—for pleasure. Now, I read—and enjoy doing so—all the time. As is more than obvious from my site, I perform...

Synchronicity: TWEED and Harvard UP

by | Apr 18, 2011 | frivolity

As Sting and the Police sing, “Effect without cause / Sub-atomic laws, scientific pause / Synchronicity.” That’s the case with the similarities I encountered this morning. Harvard University Press has published Gary W. Gallagher’s The Union...

Scholarly Resolution Certificate

by | Jan 1, 2011 | frivolity, writing tools

Happy new year! Envisioning a productive 2011 is ever so much easier when a bit of pomp and circumstance is involved. Award yourself this certificate upon making a resolution. Then post it, scrapbook it, bedazzle it—whatever will keep the goal at the forefront of your...