Author Archives: Theodora Goss

I’m having flashbacks to the New York State bar exam. I know that’s ridiculous, for two reasons: first, a dissertation defense is nothing like a bar exam. It doesn’t even involve snakes. Second, I didn’t actually stress out all that … Continue reading →

This morning I woke up, terribly worried about how things are going to go between now and the end of October (you know, the defense and all). When I’m worried, there’s really only one thing I can do, which is … Continue reading →

This morning, I felt restless, so it’s good that I had a ballet class. It was a combination Beginner/Elementary class, except that it wasn’t. It was really an Elementary class in which the teacher showed more of the moves. (As … Continue reading →

I wanted to take a ballet class on Tuesday, but it didn’t fit into the schedule, and I thought I would need to wait until Saturday. But I actually got some time tonight to go off for a couple of … Continue reading →

On my bookshelf, the one that stands by my computer desk, there is a copy of John Crowley’s Little, Big. It’s almost time to reread it. I heard, somewhere or other, about a couple that read it out loud every … Continue reading →

I’ve been so busy lately that it’s been difficult to keep up with blog posts. And I’m particularly tired tonight. So I thought that instead of trying to write something, I would post a poem I wrote a long time … Continue reading →

I have always found sanctuaries. Once, I lived in a house that had a sort of closet under the stairs. No one used it, no one went into it at all – except me. I created a sort of place … Continue reading →