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Author Archives: Theodora Goss
Writing Tired
What is it with this week? I was so tired earlier in the week, and now I’m most definitely sick. But it’s a sort of low-level sickness, a sense that things aren’t right with me: tiredness, achiness, my head not … Continue reading
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Value Yourself
Once, I had a student who started the semester by telling me that she was a terrible writer, that she had a great deal of trouble writing. Of course I believed her, and I planned on giving her extra help … Continue reading
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Listen to Me
I was listening to a video made by some friends of mine, and I started wondering what my voice would sound like recorded. And of course since it’s late and I’m tired and I have a lot of work to … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Love
I think there are two kinds of romantic love. (I’m not talking about love in general, love for country, love for a child. Romantic love specifically.) One kind is for writing about. The other kind is the one you actually … Continue reading
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The School Itself
Tonight I am so tired that I can’t write. So I’m going to let Thea write for me. She’s been visiting for a while, and we’ve been having long conversations about all sorts of things. She’s been telling me about … Continue reading
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Being Real
Once upon a time, I read the newspaper a lot more than I do now. I read it online, because it was free and convenient. What I mostly read was the New York Times. I still read the New York … Continue reading
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Leonora Grimsby
(Just a note before I begin. I was so tired today! All day long it was twenty degrees or below, and there were problems with the commute, and when I finally got home, I didn’t even feel like writing. But … Continue reading
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