Author Archives: Theodora Goss

Confession: Objectively, I’m doing well.  Yesterday, at 3:00 a.m., I finished and submitted the revised first chapter of my dissertation.  That means all three chapters have been revised and submitted. This should allow me to plan for the fall, and … Continue reading →

I promised that I would tell you who murdered Amelia Price today, but it’s been a long day for me, and I’m very tired. I hope you won’t mind if I tell you tomorrow. I want to write about reading … Continue reading →

I smell like lilacs. The reason I smell like lilacs is that, as you may know, I’ve been trying out new perfumes. At first I thought the right one for me might be one of the classic perfumes, a Chanel … Continue reading →

What are reading protocols? When we think of the word protocol, we usually think of a set of behaviors: diplomats, for example, behave according to protocol. Protocols are the unwritten rules that govern how people behave. Reading protocols are the … Continue reading →

I don’t know how much longer I can keep doing this. So far this semester, I’ve pulled three all-nighters: one for a Folkroots column, one for a dissertation chapter, and one to finish the work of the semester. But it’s … Continue reading →

I think I’ve overdosed on Ricolas. Do you know what Ricolas are? They’re cough drops. You can buy them at a health food store or pharmacy. All day long, I’ve been sucking the kind called Honey-Herb. I thought my cold … Continue reading →

This is one of those weekends. I have a lot of work to do, none of it writing. The work is intellectually rigorous but repetitive, and it’s taken longer than I anticipated. I hope that at some point my life … Continue reading →