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Three interesting conversations in class

A few weeks ago, I went to Midge Raymond’s interesting workshop on travel writing at the Ashland Public Library. Among other things, she pointed out the importance of dialogue and noted that people might skip over long descriptive passages in … Continue reading →

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Digitary Ashland

Here are the pages I showed from the Electronic Literature Organization; the Electronic Poetry Center at SUNY Buffalo; Netpoetic, ‘a space, a net workshop’ curated by Jason Nelson and Davin Heckman; Writing Digital Media, a wiki hosted at Brown University; … Continue reading →

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Emerging Media & Digital Arts Minor

I found Bobby Arellano’s visit to our classroom very interesting.  In particular, the new Emerging Media and Digital Arts minor has caught my attention.  This minor will allow me to expand my English degree to include a media component.  Also, … Continue reading →

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Bookstore Exploitation!

I really enjoyed the article ‘Textbook Affordability Act Passes First Term in Salem.’ For too long, people have just shrugged the shoulders and accepted the exploitation of the school bookstores that sell pamphlets for 100 bucks which are then not … Continue reading →

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