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Best in Show 2017

January 2, 2018

Happy 2018. We’re still here, aren’t we, and that’s something, the way the world’s going. Kudos to us all for hanging in there. At year’s end/beginning, I’ve seen a number of journalists doing “My year in stories” roundups. I considered that–I wrote a lot of stories this year!–but am not sure I have the energy… Continue reading »

Books and Birds

November 24, 2015

Some news! As of Nov. 20, I’m no longer with the Chronicle of Higher Education. It’s been a good 10-year run, and I am forever grateful to have had the chance to dive deeply into humanities research, the digital humanities, libraryland, archives, and publishing/scholarly communication/open access. Why am I leaving? I got a chance to… Continue reading »

This and That, or Where I’ve Been

December 11, 2014

I haven’t been anywhere, to tell you the truth, not in the real world anyway. What have I been doing? *I moderated a Google hangout on collaboration in scholarly publishing with several university-press directors. You can help make it go viral on YouTube (or just watch it–up to you).   *Then I wrote a story… Continue reading »

What I Did With My Summer Vacation

September 12, 2014

Bought a car, drove to Niagara Falls and wore disposable ponchos (see pic, left), drove to Canada, saw a moose and two black-bear cubs, went canoeing, saw some stars (celestial, not Hollywood), wrote a short story and a long review-essay, did some reading, and came back ready to tackle some big projects this fall. Hope… Continue reading »

Fawn Hall Meets Inbox Zero

September 10, 2010

A report on my personal and so far successful campaign to get organized. If you’re of a certain age or you’ve studied the Reagan era, the name Fawn Hall will mean something to you. As Oliver North’s secretary, she shredded documents related to the Iran-contra affair. She also had memorable hair and was fined for… Continue reading »

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