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On How to Begin

Heather Thomson August 8, 2022

Trust me, if I knew the answer to this one, I wouldn’t be writing this post

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On Memory and Experience

Heather Thomson September 11, 2020

Wondering about privileging memory over the lens of experience

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On Imagining Travel

Heather Thomson March 25, 2020

And reimagining through reading during self-isolation

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On How to Delete Your Writing

Heather Thomson December 6, 2019

It’s really quite simple

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Ode to Lost Writing, by Way of Essay

Heather Thomson November 27, 2019

“O lost writing that I should have saved!”

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How to Receive Feedback on Your Writing

Heather Thomson November 20, 2019

Accepting a few lessons from driving and dancing

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On Embracing Research in Essay Writing

Heather Thomson November 13, 2019

How do you use research in your personal writing?

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On a Better Way to Begin an Essay

Heather Thomson November 6, 2019

Essays don’t have spoiler alerts

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On Reading Aloud

Heather Thomson October 30, 2019

A visit to a thrift store, a reading aloud memory

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100,000 Words by Christmas

Heather Thomson October 23, 2019

On statistics, restrictions, and telegraphs

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