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Screenshot of the article “Planning to Leave?” as it appears in Inside Higher Ed, showing the first few paragraphs and an icon of an arrow, representing exit from academia.

Planning a Career Change in 3 Stages

November 28, 2018

Against a cream background reads navy blue text: “There are many, many things wrong with U.S. elections.” Under this text is a sticker with a white background; American flag (red, white, and blue); and the words: “I voted. Yo vote.”

My Heart Hurts on Election Day

November 8, 2018

Black text against a pink background, reading: "If we’re not alarmed now, then when? If we’re not engaged now, then when? If we’re not enraged now, then … truly … when?"

Hurting and Hollering in the Wake of This Week’s Violence

October 28, 2018

This hyperlinked screenshot shows the article (black text against a white background) as it appears in Inside Higher Ed.

Deciding to Leave Higher Ed: Strategies for Career Discernment

October 10, 2018

Compilation of book covers showing what I'm reading now: Rankine's Citizen, Gay's Hunger, Reynold's Long Way Down, Grahl's Running Down a Dream, and Nelson's A Wreath for Emmett Till.

Loving to Read Again

October 4, 2018

This card from Doreen Virtue’s “Magical Mermaids and Dolphins” oracle deck says “Blessed Change” in large letters at the top. An image appears below these letters and in the card’s center showing a mermaid floating upside down among seaweed, coral, and shells. At the card’s bottom appears the message: “A major life change brings you great blessings.”

Blessed Change

September 28, 2018

Image of a fuzzy yellow-and-brown caterpillar with black and white hairs sticking out of its body, positioned on a wooden stick. This photo was taken along a hiking trail, so there’s faded grey and green in the background.

Inside the Chrysalis, or Experiencing Mess, Mess, and More Mess

September 22, 2018

This hyperlinked screenshot shows the article (black text against a white background) as it appears in Inside Higher Ed.

Announcing “Outside Higher Ed” in Inside Higher Ed

September 12, 2018

Green pesto sauce appears in a clear glass container against a black table top.

Adaptable Pesto Sauce (Vegan + Gluten-Free)

September 7, 2018

Photo taken near Sedona, Arizona, showing a green prickly pear cactus in the foreground, red soil and rock, a shrub in dark shadow, and mountain peaks and blue sky in the background.

Beyond Self-Care: How Hiking Invites Self-Work

August 30, 2018

One large black rock sits at a diagonal, dominating the left-side of the photo. To its right is a trail marker (wooden stake in the ground). A green bush is to its right, and a light blue sky stretches above the rock, trail marker, and bush (with shades of blue becoming lighter toward the top).

Do It Scared

August 24, 2018

The pudding is prepared and appears centered in a blue bowl with a metal spoon inserted, its handle stretching beyond the photo’s edge.

Single-Serve Chocolate Avocado Pudding

August 20, 2018

First page of the chapter “Pedagogical Too-Muchness: A Feminist Approach to Community-Based Learning, Multimodal Composition, Social Justice Education, and More” (screenshot of the PDF document).

“Pedagogical Too-Muchness,” Or a Call for Shaking up Schooling

August 10, 2018

Printed copy of the spell (words that appear in this blog post) taped to a bathroom mirror with a colorful shower curtain showing part of a tree reflected in the mirror. The photo has a pink tint.

A New Spell for a New Space

August 3, 2018

The question "What emotional work is waiting to be done?" appears in white cursive font against a background of blues and greens. The background image appears to be an aerial view of the ocean with deeper water appearing as dark blue and shallow water as lighter blue and teal/green, touching land masses represented by brown-tan-yellow.

Against the Tyranny of Positivity

July 27, 2018

A grey teddy bear sits next to a cardboard box, which is full of books.

The Pain and Pleasure of Moving

July 23, 2018

Naming Trauma as Trauma

July 10, 2018

White trillium blooming in the forest.

When Everything Is Horrible, Try Slowing Down and Noticing

July 6, 2018

A wooden chair I use for writing with support cushions (a wedge and lumbar roll), heating pad, and hot water bottle: all in shades of blue (blue being associated with the 5th chakra and communication).

Today Healing Looks Like …

June 28, 2018

Photo from a crowded protest with a poster in the center reading: "Human Rights are Women's Rights are LGBTQ+ Rights are Native Rights are Black Rights are Latinx Rights are Immigrant Rights are Refugee Rights are Muslim Rights are All Religion Rights are Homeless Rights are Disability Rights are Survivor Rights are Veteran Rights are Elder Rights are Child Rights are Student Rights are American Rights." The poster includes blue and red letters against a white background. Photo credit to Lauren Fitzgerald.

Countering Resistance Fatigue with a Both/And Approach

June 21, 2018

The number 39 printed in blue within an orange circle against a gray background.

Turning 39 and Thinking about Age(ism)

June 13, 2018

View into blue and white patterned mug with wellness tonic on the inside and tea label “Traditional Medicinals” on the outside.

Wellness Tonic

June 1, 2018

Image from an outdoor café. In the foreground are a vegan tea latte and laptop open to the writing website 750words.com. In the background appear metal chairs and tables inside a metal fence. Beyond the café are cars, trees, and row houses.

On Choosing a Writer’s Life

May 25, 2018

Screenshot of the opening to “Making Career Moves by Saying No” published in Inside Higher Ed’s Carpe Careers advice column.

In the Midst of Big Changes

May 18, 2018

Screenshot of Chani Nicholas’s Facebook post saying “Note to self: ask for what you want.”

Learning to Ask for What I Want

May 10, 2018

Word cloud of just 3 words: microaggressions, barrage, and epistemic injustice -- in green, orange, and pink.

A Barrage of Microaggressions

May 3, 2018

Skeins of yarn laid in a row: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, plum, purple.

Crocheting Granny Squares, Connecting to Grandmothers, and Crafting a More Just Future

April 26, 2018

Handwritten note saying, "Dear Reader, Every semester I’ve taught, students have shared with me stories of sexual violence and survival."

A Love Letter to Students Surviving Sexual Violence

April 19, 2018

Book cover for Alice Walker’s Living by the Word: Selected Essays 1973-1987.

Revisiting Fear Through Walker’s Essay “Everything Is a Human Being”

April 13, 2018

Blue bowl with refried beans in the front, shredded cabbage to the left, fried potatoes to the right, and red salsa on top, in the middle.

The Austin Airport Meal, Or Why I Love Potatoes and Cabbage with Salsa and Refried Beans

April 6, 2018