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An ordinary blog
Third time’s the charm. The first iteration of my blog (My Yale Years) consisted of reflections and essays related to a series of online courses. The blog reboot (IVAN: A HALF-LIFE) was episodic memoir. For both, I got off to a fast start but then hit challenging material, whether courses outside of my comfort zone …
IVAN: A HALF-LIFE
Over the last two months, I’ve written over 40 blog posts. A good start, but it’s time for a pivot. The original idea was 40 chapters, one series of blog posts corresponding to each of the Open Yale Courses, drawing on journals and unpublished manuscripts from the past nine years. But I’m going to press …
Track Changes
A man killed eighteen schoolchildren and a teacher. A man killed nineteen schoolchildren and two teachers. A man murdered nineteen schoolchildren and two teachers. A man of recruitment age murdered nineteen schoolchildren and two teachers. A man of recruitment age used a military weapon to murder nineteen schoolchildren and two teachers. A man of recruitment …