August 23 2025

Fall semester at UNR begins on Monday! You will see less of me around here. I may get the chance to post here and there during the week and I’ll pop in on the weekends. If you message me, and don’t hear back within a week, give me a nudge.

Thank you to the folks who have subscribed, with an added hug to my one paid subscriber, my lovely step-sister. I’m deeply grateful to all of you for allowing my writings to populate your email inbox.

My classes:

Poetry

Creative Non-fiction

Film Theory: This course moves from film theory’s beginnings in the silent era and progresses to our contemporary moment. We will pair key moments in film theory’s history with a variety of film examples to gain a theoretically sophisticated vocabulary for discussing what movies are and do.

Science Fiction and Politics: Explore social and political implications of scientific and technological advancement through the lens of science fiction film. Themes include speculative politics, social change, surveillance, race and identity, and the environment. Use imagination and skepticism both to create original science fiction that: 1) contemplates issues you care about in an evolving scientific and technological landscape, and 2) interrogates your understanding of the mechanisms governing the progress of history.

Math – Core math I must have to graduate. Ugh!

I’m very excited about all of these classes! Except for the math. I haven’t done this type of math since my advanced math classes in high school. But, that was back in the ice age, man! My soon to be 20-year-old, Gigi, and I will both graduate in spring 2026!

This summer I tried to get as much as possible done: long walks in treasured spaces, submitting poetry and short stories to lit magazines, Lillian’s appointments (and mine), deep cleaning and organizing around the house, especially Lillian’s room, my to do list and to do pile, and meeting up with friends. I didn’t get to everything, but at least now I have the energy. I have a day and a half to knock out a bit more!

I really only had energy the last half of the summer. Here’s to feeling better, having the energy to move, writing, and learning, and to accidentally finding out that ADHD meds are magic!