Victoria Ford Smith

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@sensitive_bore (also: Hi, Imani!)

@LightningCarrot eric hayot, the elements of academic style

What are your favorite books about scholarly writing? I'm interested in books about practical matters and logistics (e.g. developing a writing practice), books that are more reflective/big picture, and everything in between.

Found during this at-sea moment of book research:

But I regret to inform you that your memories of adorable Ewoks? LIES.

Me, during dinner conversation: Man, I loved The Ewok Adventure. I wanted to go to that Ewok party. I wanted a bracelet that told me when my family was dead.

@deephomework I support you in not doing the thing. You do so much, and taking the thing off your list is both vital to yourself and kind to the people expecting the thing, who can offer it to someone else.

On the road again!

@wwJJDdo Although TBH my eyes do look like that by the Friday afternoon before break.

@PsycheReady Do you know Monali in our program? I think she might be part of one. (I THINK it is online.)

Im looking for a creative writing group (online) for accountability and support. It would be amazing if there were others with disabilities and mental illness! Please send me recs.

We just dropped the FINAL EPISODE of Season 3: Secret & Hidden Childhoods! Join us for a conversation about secret hideouts and teen hangouts. We talk to some awesome young people about where they go to escape and consider the history of hideouts from Huck Finn to COVID.

Look, I find the trailer for Gerwig's Barbie pretty interesting, but the first dolls were not baby dolls. They were dolls of adult women. I am fully aware that this matters to no one but nerds.

@katefcairns One of my students just introduced me to the Lebanese film Capernaum. It’s framed by a boy suing his parents for being born.

What's a good film to explore issues of children's rights? Specific topic/context is flexible.

Okay, listeners. Maybe your sex ed class was led by a very uncomfortable gym teacher. Maybe you were forced to put a condom on a banana. I promise our version is more fun. It' release day! Tune into our latest: "Don't Touch That!: Why We're So Uptight about Sex Ed."

New episode drops Wednesday!

@b_hawk The Daily Campus put a photo of this car on the front page, too.