I have a Youtube playlist where I read aloud from 19th Century American literary texts, and I thought I’d share those here. In addition to reading the texts, I add my own commentary and analysis. I hope you enjoy them.
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House Behind the Cedars by Charles Chesnutt, Ch 2c
I have a Youtube playlist where I read aloud from 19th Century American literary texts, and I thought I’d share those here. In addition to reading the texts, I add my own commentary and analysis. I hope you enjoy them.
Learning is Your Responsibility
Learning is your responsibility. Learning is your responsibility. Learning is your responsibility. How does that sit with you? Does the phrase stir a hallelujah in your soul, because you recognize you can and should navigate your way through daily learning? Or does the phrase rattle through you, convicting you of allowing others to determine yourContinue reading “Learning is Your Responsibility”
House Behind the Cedars by Charles Chesnutt, Ch 2b
I have a Youtube playlist where I read aloud from 19th Century American literary texts, and I thought I’d share those here. In addition to reading the texts, I add my own commentary and analysis. I hope you enjoy them.
Why You Should Create Daily
Apparently I’m writing a series “Why you should…daily.” I didn’t set out to write a series, but here we are. Today’s topic is why you should create daily (as cleverly demonstrated in the title, a meta homage to unintentionally creating a blog series), but if you want to check the other posts in the series,Continue reading “Why You Should Create Daily”
House Behind the Cedars by Charles Chesnutt, Ch 2a
I have a Youtube playlist where I read aloud from 19th Century American literary texts, and I thought I’d share those here. In addition to reading the texts, I add my own commentary and analysis. I hope you enjoy them.
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Why You Should Write Daily
Last week I posted about why you should read daily, and I thought I would follow that with reasons to write every day. Like with reading, a Google search yielded copious results extolling the virtues of a daily writing habit, so please seek out additional reasons besides what I will discuss in this post, ifContinue reading “Why You Should Write Daily”
House Behind the Cedars by Charles Chesnutt, Ch 1b
I have a Youtube playlist where I read aloud from 19th Century American literary texts, and I thought I’d share those here. In addition to reading the texts, I add my own commentary and analysis. I hope you enjoy them.
Why You Should Read Daily
I googled “Why you should read daily” and got 3.5 billion hits in .99 seconds. I recognize you don’t need me to tell you why you should read every day, but I feel like I have a little something to add to the discussion. You’ll have fun. If you read what you enjoy, you willContinue reading “Why You Should Read Daily”