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The 263 Day Challenge

102 days into 2017 (April 12th), I decided to publish a blog post everyday for the rest of the year.

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T. A. Alston in The 263 Day Challenge

May 19, 2017

What I’m Reading Now

After a slow month of reading, I’m finally done with Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I hate grading…

T. A. Alston in The 263 Day Challenge

May 18, 2017

War As Normal (continued)

I wrote a piece last month titled “War As Normal.” The basic gist of the piece is that as an American, I am so…

T. A. Alston in The 263 Day Challenge

May 10, 2017

A Quote for Thought

From Helen Macdonald

T. A. Alston in The 263 Day Challenge

May 8, 2017

What I Am Reading

I try not to read two books at a time, but when I do, it is usually fiction and nonfiction. What I am reading in the fiction…

T. A. Alston in The 263 Day Challenge

May 3, 2017

Reading in a Bubble

In the The Guardian, Jessica Crispin wrote a piece entitled “Enough David Foster Wallace, already! We need to read beyond…

T. A. Alston in The 263 Day Challenge

Apr 26, 2017

Junot Diaz Dropping Gems

Hands down Junot Diaz is my favorite writer. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, his debut and Pulitzer Prize…

T. A. Alston in The 263 Day Challenge

Apr 25, 2017

Getting Away With Crime

Page 276, Half of a Yellow Sun:

“My father and his politician friends steal money with…

T. A. Alston in The 263 Day Challenge

Apr 24, 2017

What I Am Reading

I am currently reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s sophomore novel Half of a Yellow Sun. This is only the third book I have read…