Hello, my lovelies. Today's main blog post is up at the History Girls! Before you head over there, I'd like to mention a fundraiser that's taking place to help Syrian refugee families. A fabulous group of Kingston, Ontario volunteers have, so far, raised enough money to sponsor THREE! families as immigrants to Canada. (Two families have already arrived in Kingston; the third is en route.) The … [Read more...]
Past lives
A few days ago, I opened a box and one of my past lives fell out. Specifically, I found the papers related to my comprehensive exams, way back in the second year of my Ph.D. Without question, the seven months I spent studying for the comps was the most stressful period of my life. And long after it was over, some of those papers held an eerie, residual power over me. They were like voodoo dolls of … [Read more...]