PinnedAmanda 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
PinnedAmanda MelheiminBooks Are Our SuperpowerTransgender Magic in OzL. Frank Baum’s ‘The Marvelous Land of Oz’ was groundbreaking and is still relevant today·6 min read·1 day ago--7--7
PinnedAmanda MelheiminEduCreateGrammarly, Plagiarism, and the Attack on Human VoicesA discussion of Grammarly and student plagiarism·10 min read·Apr 10, 2024--40--40
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--20--20
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--15--15
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 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
Amanda MelheiminEduCreateTo Cite or Not to Cite, That Is the QuestionWhat ‘common knowledge’ is and why we need to make it a part of the plagiarism discussion·8 min read·May 12, 2024--21--21