I received a bit of academic mail yesterday that began thus. I stared at it for a good ten seconds before I realized it really was for me. You’d think I’d be used to this military rank business after two years, but you’d be wrong. It’s just really strange to …
I finished my most pressing academic projects. My fourth academic article in as many weeks hit the post office Friday. Plus, I finished the edits on my edition of The Middle English Metrical Paraphrase of the Old Testament (this meant writing a number of notes on the poet’s fascinating version …
I’ve remained quite busy of late, but I can at least say that I’m accomplishing something. Over the past two weeks I have brought three articles to the completion and submission stage: 1. Aphra Behn’s “The Disappointment” as Ring Composition. (Submitted to Notes and Queries.) 2. The Tripods of Vulcan …
I’ve spent much of the evening trying to finish up my brief essay on the tripods in H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds (I locked my keys in my office yesterday, so I couldn’t work on Paraphrase), and it’s actually been rather educational. Did you know that an eighteen-year-old …
In the niche-lined halls of academia it’s generally considered a good idea to have a research specialization, a supposedly unique hat that fits you well enough that you might, over time, get known for doffing it at conferences and between the covers of critical journals. My CV shows that I’m …