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Here you'll find a variety of posts; in both content and style! Anything goes, from listicles to rants, and short think-pieces to informal essays. Sometimes I want to talk about a small section of a book/film/TV show, sometimes I want to respond to someone else's journal/essay, and occasionally I'll get caught up in a 'big idea' style conversation. Ultimately, I just want to talk about the things I like! If you find it enjoyable, informative, and/or useful, then all the better.

Carrianne Dillon

Nov 11, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Omphalos

In general terms, the omphalos is the center or the hub of everything. An omphalos can be positive or negative, as in the ompahlos of...

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Carrianne Dillon

Nov 4, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Anfractuous

This is one of my most favorite 'rare' adjectives. Anfractuous is used to describe something that is full of windings and turnings. I...

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Book of the Month: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Carrianne Dillon

Nov 1, 20192 min read

Book of the Month: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses, commonly abbreviated to ACOTAR, is the first in a series that ranks among my absolute favorites. It is also...

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Carrianne Dillon

Oct 28, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Limerence

Of COURSE there's a fancy word for the intensity of an obsessive crush! Coined by Dorothy Tennov in 1979, Limerence is a noun which...

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Carrianne Dillon

Oct 21, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Inveigle

I have, at times, been accused of inveigling...but I promise it was usually for good things! This week's word is the verb inveigle, which...

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Performativity, Language, and Homosociality: Applications of Queer Theory to The Great Gatsby

Carrianne Dillon

Oct 16, 201910 min read

Performativity, Language, and Homosociality: Applications of Queer Theory to The Great Gatsby

Queer theory developed as a branch of theory between the 1970’s and 1990’s. The fundamental concerns of queer theory include analyzing...

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Carrianne Dillon

Oct 14, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Peregrine

If your first word-association was peregrine falcon, awesome. If your first word-association was Peregrin Took, then even more awesome....

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Carrianne Dillon

Oct 7, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Antipode(s)

No, not anti-pode, an-TIP-o-dee! Or antipodes, if you prefer. Either way, we're talking about the opposite ends of the earth. Antipode is...

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Book of the Month: The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

Carrianne Dillon

Oct 1, 20192 min read

Book of the Month: The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

The City of Brass is my book recommendation for the month of October! One of my big efforts this year has been to expand my library of...

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Carrianne Dillon

Sep 30, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Scaramouch

We have a bit to unpack here! I picked this word because I heard a younger listener say that the middle lyrics of Queen's Bohemian...

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Book Review: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Carrianne Dillon

Sep 22, 20192 min read

Book Review: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Look, I am always interested in adaptations of fairytales, and the Rumpelstiltskin story is no exception. The idea of being able to turn...

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Carrianne Dillon

Sep 22, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Foozle

There are some words that put a smile on my face every time I use them. Foozle is one such word because it is simply fun to say. Foozle...

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Carrianne Dillon

Sep 16, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Catachresis

Catachresis is a noun that means the use of the wrong word for the context or situation. I first encountered this word in high school...

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Carrianne Dillon

Sep 13, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Pulchritudinous

I wanted to kick off with the word pulchritudinous. I love this adjective because it sounds a bit clunky and awkward (pul-kri-TUDE-in-us)...

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So you weren't given a thesis...what now?

Carrianne Dillon

Aug 30, 20192 min read

So you weren't given a thesis...what now?

Where do you start? How do you pick a topic? Step 1: DON'T PANIC! There are four prompt questions I ask myself when I want to write a...

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Stories By Women, About Women, That EVERYBODY Should Read: Novels Edition.

Carrianne Dillon

Aug 12, 20197 min read

Stories By Women, About Women, That EVERYBODY Should Read: Novels Edition.

Representation matters! Beyond seeing oneself in literature, art, music, and media, it is crucial to be exposed to well-crafted and...

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