Author Archives: fustianist

Today was the first day of teaching Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury to my freshmen.  It’s the most challenging book I’ve ever read (I think, though Joyce’s Ulysses comes close), so you might have some pity for my freshmen.  … Continue reading →

The following things have happened to me in the past week: – The professor in charge of reading over my application materials strongly suggested I publish something.  Yes, I’ll remedy that in the next week! – After having two professors, … Continue reading →

Here’s how we established whose girl Katherine is: Yes, that’s a big chunk of beet that she’s chewing on. She really liked it. I’m really proud of her. Sydney

If one waited to takes pictures of one’s child until the child had 1) gotten over the cold 2) stopped scratching herself 3) refrained from drooling all over the shirt–and until Ithaca gave us some good light to work with–one … Continue reading →

Although it seems like we’re at the height of busy times around here we took things a bit easier this weekend, carving out some down time.  We’ve been in triage mode for almost two months now, racing from one deadline … Continue reading →

This morning I took my students to the university museum, which is hosting an exhibit of works by the Bloomsbury Group, the group of friends, painters, and writers of which Virginia Woolf was a member.  The goal was to get … Continue reading →

Katherine is no longer interested in munching on blankets and soft toys.  She now wants spoons, wood, and, apparently, cardboard books.  She dissolved a good inch of a board book page the other day before I noticed.  A great source … Continue reading →

Miss Katherine turned six months old yesterday.  Despite my grand visions, we did not spend the day dressing her up and taking formal pictures of her.  That will need to come a bit later, since we, instead, spent the day … Continue reading →