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How to Read Theory: 8 Strategies for Understanding Complex Texts
Aug 25, 2025 · literary-theory reading-as-praxis beginner-guideLearn how to start reading theory with these 8 practical tips. From choosing the right tools to understanding historical context, make complex texts accessible.
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What We Call a String: On Love, Dependency, and the Self
Jul 04, 2025 · charlotte-bronte jane-eyre philosophy stories theoryThe point isn’t whether Jane Eyre ends happily. It’s whether we know what binds us in the first place.
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Reflections on the Road to The Road
Jun 28, 2025 · cormac-mccarthy the-road reading stories fictionI'm still compiling my thoughts on this novel. Feels a bit like deep therapy.
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On Being Memory
Jun 22, 2025 · journal off-topic memory aging lived storiesThinking about memory, consciousness, identity, and stories as the palimpsests of ourselves. But mostly about my grandparents and Bruce Willis.
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Harlem Duet: Singing past ambivalence in Ellison's 'Invisible Man'
Jun 19, 2025 · Invisible Man American Literature Ralph Ellison reading music semiotic communication fictionRalph Ellison’s Invisible Man reveals a world where identity is shrouded, and voices are forced into silence. It’s a journey into the hidden language of the unseen.
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Mornings are for Plotting: An Ode to that Spot on the Ceiling
Jun 15, 2025 · journal off-topicA hello world of sorts, and an explaination that clarifies little
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