Book Stacks

Shark Journal from the Sorted Books project
C-prints, each 12.5 x 19 inches, 2001
Nina Katchadourian

I would organize my books into small stacks like this if I had time. Who does, these days? See more here.

On Student Essays

Truth 1. No matter the grade you assign, the student will complain about it.

Truth 2. No matter how simple the assignment, the student will manage to complicate it.

Truth 3. No matter the number of essays left to grade, I will find a way to take longer than I need to grade them. This makes me miserable.

Truth 4. If number three is true, then for my own sake, I should end this post.

The Book

A friend dreamed that she went to a bookstore and saw my book on the shelf. Unfortunately, in the dream the book was, well, a textbook. Let's hope only certain parts of that dream are prophetic....

First Day

The first day of classes has come and gone. It went well, I think. At least, I have no complaints. It's nice to be able to start a scheduled life again, now that summer is over.