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In honor of rereading | A. E. Reflections
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In honor of rereading. Posted by A. E. Asymp; 3 Comments. While sticking to my goal of weekly writing, I am taking a break from my overarching topics of illness and wellness to record some thoughts on the act and art of rereading. My previous posts necessitated a rereading of. How to Be Sick. No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather, we who read it are no longer the same interpreters. These words come from George Eliot’s 1859 novel. Read a book more than once. (The main exception f...
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Adoption Research: Phase #1. Posted by A. E. Asymp; Leave a comment. Summer has arrived, and with the season comes (some) relief from teaching responsibilities and the time to engage in projects of choice. For me, a main project for this summer is exploring adoption. With the many medical complications in my life, outlined in previous posts. A biological pregnancy is not possible right now, and most likely, ever. Already into my thirties and my husband approaching forty, we recognize that. The fact that ...
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Interloper in the Realm of Illness | A. E. Reflections
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Interloper in the Realm of Illness. Posted by A. E. Asymp; 1 Comment. How to Be Sick. Ed out Toni Bernhard’s. How to Be Sick. From my local library because I was searching for books on chronic illness, and I was intrigued by the title. Playing on the language of a how-to or self-help manual, the words. How to Be Sick. Suggest that one might. Then, does Bernhard intend? As a sick person how to engage in life and to live, while sick. I read her meaning as emphasizing the word Be instead of Sick, and I ...
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Negotiating the Perceptions vs. Realities of Illness | A. E. Reflections
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Negotiating the Perceptions vs. Realities of Illness. Posted by A. E. Asymp; 3 Comments. Amy March: ‘I wish I was Beth so I could stay home and do pleasant things’. Jo March: ‘Oh, if you call doing laundry and housework pleasant! I need to return. How to Be Sick. And I had to admit the comments did strike a chord with me, but. To be sick. On the one hand, like Amy March in the film. Cancer, tumor, surgery,. Carry a lot of dramatic weight in our culture, and for good reason. Certain illnesses and thei...
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Literary Crush #1: Miss Eyre | A. E. Reflections
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Literary Crush #1: Miss Eyre. Posted by A. E. Asymp; 3 Comments. A sign that Charlotte Bronte’s. Is quite a different book than her sister’s. The fact that only the former brought a lump to my throat and tears to my eyes, as I listened to its concluding chapter on my commute home. Victorian poet Matthew Arnold. Is a fundamentally Victorian text. Or, is it? To call the book conventional is rather not a compliment in our own era. To call it conventional. This book astounds me in its depth, its themes, its ...
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In sickness and in health | A. E. Reflections
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In sickness and in health. Posted by A. E. Asymp; 4 Comments. In order to hold myself accountable for continued writing, I am aiming to post one blog entry per week … at least for the next couple of months. I consider this goal attainable but also consistent enough to be meaningful. By regularly reflecting and coming back to the (digital) page, I hope to practice the craft I teach but also process the ideas I have been immersing myself in lately. The Norton Introduction to Literature. And so, I must retu...
