L. Saige Johnson
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My Favorite Assignment from Student Teaching
One of my colleges courses had an assignment that both baffled and delighted me. As part of the discussion post for one of our short stories, ‘Daisy Miller, A Study‘, my professor wanted us to make and submit a meme… Continue reading
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Banned Books Week: My Favorite Banned Reads
Technically, I’m a day late, but let’s ignore that fact and enjoy some books, shall we? Reading banned books is important now more than ever, in a day and age where what we engage with is being heavily scrutinized and… Continue reading
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Hypertext Essays
While I’m cooking up a few good article drafts, I wanted to share something that I did back in college for one of my courses called a hypertext essay. These essays read similarly to articles or web pages due to… Continue reading
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My October Writing Goals
Hello friends! I talked a bit ago about wanting to add some more structure into my writing habits, and decided the start of a new month, and the beginning of more structure for me, was the perfect time to do… Continue reading
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Audio Books and Grandma Hobbies: A Match Made in Heaven
Cozy season is rapidly approaching, and I’m sure I’m one of many looking forward to autumn evenings spent curled on a couch with a good read. Lately, I’ve been almost entirely consuming my books in audio form (thank you, Libby),… Continue reading
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Two Attempts to Start My Next Novel
Starting a project can be really daunting! With several of my drafts, I’ve wound up throwing out my progress after I get a few chapters in. I always think it’s for the best to do so, but I still want… Continue reading
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Flash Fiction For Funsies pt. 1
Ava and I have started doing calls together where we do some work together. We’ve done a few things, like discuss new ideas, talk plotting, and, most recently, we agreed to do a quick flash fiction exercise. We decided we… Continue reading
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The Disappointing Queer Representation in “A Fragile Enchantment”
It felt like it took me weeks to get through one of my most recent reads, A Fragile Enchantment, by Allison Saft. There’s a lot I could talk about with this novel, from the disappointing political endeavors, the poor characterization… Continue reading
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The Relationship Between Inspiration and Boredom
I’ve talked recently about my current writer’s block slump that I’ve been trapped in. It’s no fun, let me tell you, to have lots of ideas and no clue how to put them anywhere. I have a few projects plotted… Continue reading
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Dude, This Writing Thing is Hard
Maybe blame my sleep addled procrastinating brain for this one, but this week we’re doing a little bit of a rant. Writing is rarely sunshine and rainbows for most of us, and let’s talk about that. We are surrounded by… Continue reading
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