ShaneiceAll the Albums I Listened to for the First Time in 2019A couple of years ago, I noticed that I was essentially listening to the same artists and albums on Spotify, and paying Premium for the…Jan 2, 2020Jan 2, 2020
ShaneiceShort thoughts on political research: purple AmericaAnsolabehere et al begin their article, “Purple America”, by discussing the geographic locations of the two major political parties: the…Sep 29, 2019Sep 29, 2019
ShaneiceShort thoughts on political research: third parties & independent candidatesIn thirty-six presidential elections between 1852–1992, Democratic candidates have won fifteen and Republicans have won the remaining…Sep 29, 2019Sep 29, 2019
Shaneicepink is my favorite colorHe was kind of hard to notice when a six-foot-tall drag queen named Roxie was shoving her hand in my face by way of introduction. I don’t…Jun 15, 2019Jun 15, 2019
Shaneicethe great pretenderMy husband unearthed some of my terrible, old stories and poetry from my college Fiction Writing class. I thought I’d publish them one by…Aug 8, 2017Aug 8, 2017
ShaneiceThe (writer’s) Struggle“Teaching’s just something I do to pay the bills while I finish my novel. I’ve been working on it for five years.”Jul 24, 2017Jul 24, 2017
ShaneiceConfessions of a former delusional baseball fangirl: a photoblogMy new life as a total baseball fan began on June 4, 1999, when I won tickets from Pizza Hut to watch the White Sox play the Pirates. My…Jul 16, 2017Jul 16, 2017
ShaneiceMy take on Classical Liberalism*this is a paper I wrote for my Political Thought seminar in grad school. I always intended to expand it for publication, but never quite…May 20, 2017May 20, 2017
ShaneiceThis guy…He advertised himself as a writer on his profile. Older, lived on the city’s north side, well-educated. Hitting all the good spots. I…Dec 5, 2016Dec 5, 2016
ShaneiceWhere’s my Orson Welles?It was over two years ago when I had my first existential crisis. It was a Friday night. Halbastram and I were still living in East…Aug 2, 2016Aug 2, 2016