Monica Carol Miller
@monicacmiller.bsky.social
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Assoc Prof of English at Middle Georgia State University. I write about the intersections of region, gender, & sometimes music The Tacky South; Being Ugly: Southern Women Writers and Social Rebellion; Dear Regina: Flannery O'Connor's Letters from Iowa
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Ooh, this sounds fantastic! Congratulations-I look forward to reading this.
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There’s one book of hers that had me laughing well beyond crying—I was laughing to the point of dry heaving.
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But puns are always welcome, too ❤️
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(But I do hear you and see you. Please know that if you need a break, there’s plenty to take up the slack, if you need it.)
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This is like the anti-spelling bee thing that my high school calculus teacher did. If you got a question correct, you got to sit down.
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I sent myself a reminder about prepping for an upcoming class: “get wise blood.”
And now I’m imagining several ways that this message might be misunderstood.
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Oh, I bought their To the Lighthouse tee. It is a high quality tee.
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The words “silent” and “listen” are anagrams.
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science.org
NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk
‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
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gilduran.com
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
photo of paulina borsook
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It’s funny that Derrida wrote about “archive fever” when most reading rooms are so cold!
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I’m always more interested in FOAT (favorite of all time) lists than GOAT ones.

Canon-building is for institutions and corporations.

Desire is for us.
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Santa Cruz has the best bookstores!
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I so love @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social ‘s voice! And you’re totally right—gorgeous is exactly the word for her new album.
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I talked to a student at the end of class today about how to develop her thesis statement into an essay. After we talked, she said, "Okay. I feel a lot better now."
I am grateful for such a good start to my day.
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Peter Buck playing bass was among the highlights.
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How wonderful! I went to a show at the 40 Watt last night and and art museum today with a dear friend. This weekend has been so good for me.