PinnedAmanda MelheiminCounter ArtsA Posthuman Tolkienesque: ‘The Amphitheater of Souls’How reincarnation drastically alters the defined categories of ‘human,’ ‘elf,’ and ‘dwarf’Jul 713Jul 713
PinnedAmanda MelheiminCounter ArtsPrincess as Gender Allegory in ‘Dealing With Dragons’Patricia C. Wrede’s cozy fantasy made me feel accepted as a childMay 2214May 2214
PinnedAmanda MelheiminBooks Are Our SuperpowerTransgender Magic in OzL. Frank Baum’s ‘The Marvelous Land of Oz’ was groundbreaking and is still relevant todayJun 209Jun 209
PinnedAmanda MelheiminEduCreateGrammarly, Plagiarism, and the Attack on Human VoicesA discussion of Grammarly and student plagiarismApr 1045Apr 1045
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.Jan 2022Jan 2022
Amanda MelheiminCounter ArtsAuthor Interview + Review: Nathan Gower and ‘The Act of Disappearing’Exclusive answers to in-depth questions and my analysis of the novelAug 25Aug 25
Amanda MelheiminEduCreateIs a Calculator in Math Like Grammarly in English?The debate over technology in classrooms and what students are responsible for doing themselvesAug 931Aug 931
Amanda MelheiminCounter ArtsA 1914 Fairy Tale About Elections Still Matters TodayThe Rose Kingdom in L. Frank Baum’s ‘Tik-Tok of Oz’ and America’s history of refusing to pick female leadersAug 63Aug 63
Amanda MelheiminEduCreateGlobalization Killed ‘Critical Thinking’ in the English ClassroomWhat we need instead is to teach students about warrantsJul 266Jul 266
Amanda MelheiminCounter ArtsWhen I Was Dying, the Nurse Told Me to Eat YogurtMagical thinking about health food and the pressure placed on nursesJul 223Jul 223