Aaron Ritzenberg

teacher of writing and American literature, author of How Scholars Write and The Sentimental Touch; also I do other stuff

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@ArielleLAngel Oh no! I'm so sorry. May his memory be a blessing.

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@dan_sinykin I ask 1) has the writer articulated what is difficult to understand about the text and why it matters? 2) has the writer interpreted details of the text to address/reconcile this difficulty? 3) has the writer connected this interpretation to their larger project?

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@itsjina @readerer @clancynewyork 👍 I used zotero for my last big project. Really helpful for organizing lots of sources and notes

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@stewdust It means you’re cultivating negative capability! 👍

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@ktalksahata @VUEnglish Wow!! Congratulations!

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Let’s see if this can get zero likes.

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@ellezakelley Congratulations, Elleza!

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@NicoleWallack @rebeccabullard Aww thanks Nicole!

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@calebsmith203 Haven't been cold in a while . . . feels good!

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@calebsmith203 That was great!

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@calebsmith203 Goals. Also here to upvote Love and Death...

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@calebsmith203 Wing Biddlebaum, Iola Leroy, Miss Lonelyhearts, Lo Bun Sun . . .

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@andydhorowitz Can't wait to read this!

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I just reached Chapter XXXIII of Charlotte Temple, entitled "Which People Void of Feeling Need Not Read." Dare I continue?

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@calebsmith203 Is it the Michael Jordan Wheaties box? Or the A.C. Green Wheaties box? I think A.C. Green is worth more.

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