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    Category: Writing

    I Heart Blogging, or, Thank You Dorothy Allison

    Here’s what you’ll see on my About page now. When Sam Phillips’ secretary at Sun Records, Marion Keisker, asked Elvis who he sounded like, he replied, “I… Read more “I Heart Blogging, or, Thank You Dorothy Allison”

    April 4, 2019May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    The Journey Begins

    Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton This is a place for peaceful contemplation inspired by story.… Read more “The Journey Begins”

    November 19, 2018May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Dear God, Let Me Be Mindful, and Hurry Up!

    I don’t blog as much as I would like, so when I return to this site, I read the last post I’ve written. I did that today… Read more “Dear God, Let Me Be Mindful, and Hurry Up!”

    January 13, 2018November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    Watershed: Three Questions and Mindfulness

    There’s a line in the Indigo Girls song Watershed that goes, Every five years or so I look back on my life, and I have a good… Read more “Watershed: Three Questions and Mindfulness”

    April 4, 2017November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    Giving Account of Oneself

    All my brainiac friends don’t get excited. This ain’t about Judith Butler.  There is one part of being a professor that I actually don’t mind: the annual… Read more “Giving Account of Oneself”

    January 14, 2014November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    On Writing, Part 2: The Sabbatical Begins

    A sabbatical is a powerful thing. At my university, they aren’t actually called sabbaticals; They are “Enhanced Faculty Leave.” They are competitive, awarded based on a research… Read more “On Writing, Part 2: The Sabbatical Begins”

    January 14, 2014November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    On Writing, Part 1: Friends and Me

    I have lately begun surrounding myself with friends who are either Sagittarius or who have backgrounds in a counseling or therapy profession, or both. I did not start… Read more “On Writing, Part 1: Friends and Me”

    January 10, 2014November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    You Know You’re a Virgo If…

    …when you are doing any other kind of writing (like on a fun blog, for example), you feel guilty that you aren’t doing academic (i.e., real) writing.

    December 20, 2012November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    The Oldest (Writing) Trick in the World

    I would bet money that the “oldest (writing assignment) trick in the world” was invented by a high school boy. The kind that ends up a radio… Read more “The Oldest (Writing) Trick in the World”

    January 17, 2012November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock

    How to Make a Million Dollars

    I don’t know whether to laugh out loud or rage loudly when someone–usually my dad or daughter, who share political views–parrots the far right Glen Beck propaganda… Read more “How to Make a Million Dollars”

    January 6, 2012November 21, 2018 by Ugena Whitlock
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