PinnedAmanda MelheiminBooks Are Our SuperpowerThe Five Writing Processes: Which One Is Yours?A review of ‘A Grammar of Motives’ by Kenneth Burke·15 min read·Apr 22, 2024--11--11
PinnedAmanda MelheiminEduCreateGrammarly, Plagiarism, and the Attack on Human VoicesA discussion of Grammarly and student plagiarism·10 min read·Apr 10, 2024--40--40
PinnedAmanda MelheiminCounter ArtsCozy Genres and Resting ArchetypesThe characters who make us feel ‘cozy’ inside and why·9 min read·Mar 21, 2024--23--23
PinnedAmanda MelheiminBooks Are Our SuperpowerWhat PTSD Is and How to HealA review of ‘The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma’ by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.·12 min read·Jan 20, 2024--21--21
PinnedAmanda MelheiminCounter ArtsPostmodern Queer Southern Gothic Thriller— A Review‘Facing the Curse’ by Patrick Bryce Wright is a genre-defying novel about love, family, and trauma·7 min read·Dec 4, 2023--9--9
Amanda MelheiminEduCreateWriter’s Block, Student Morale, and the Danger of RulesWhat to do when students say, ‘I can’t write’·7 min read·Jun 9, 2024--14--14
Amanda MelheiminCounter ArtsTransgender Characters in 1689Aphra Behn’s ‘To the Fair Clorinda’ and ‘The Widow Ranter’·6 min read·Jun 6, 2024--6--6
Amanda MelheiminCounter ArtsPrincess as Gender Allegory in ‘Dealing With Dragons’Patricia C. Wrede’s cozy fantasy made me feel accepted as a child·11 min read·May 22, 2024--10--10
Amanda MelheiminSurvivors of Narcissistic AbuseNarcissists Don’t Know You’re AliveHow philosophy can explain their flawed understanding of reality·11 min read·May 22, 2024--5--5
Amanda MelheiminRootedJoy Tastes like Chinese FoodCelebrations throughout my life weren’t complete without this cuisine·6 min read·May 14, 2024--4--4