moms
Music: DJ Yeshu: Mamamix 2008
For the past number of years—golly, probably six or seven—my mother usually has received flowers from me for Mother’s Day. When I was a poor graduate student, however, I used to make her mix tapes and CDs, which she has always enjoyed and says she still listens to today. Last week I decided spending a couple of nights mixing up something for mom would be a nice change; last
on writerly sloppiness
Music: Kate Bush: The Sensual World (1989)
Yesterday I finished revising a review essay for a major journal in my field. After the experience I am feeling a little demoralized, certainly embarrassed, and perhaps a smidgeon of ashamed. I’m not despondent, mind you, just a little rattled that the last round of copy-edits caught a host of gaffs. The most embarrassing mistake of all: citing “Mother Stands for Comfort” as if it appeared
