The reason I've been dreading work for so long has finally been revealed to me.  I have been working in hellscapes for the past number of years where I am constantly under threat and criticism and defending my choices on a daily basis to those whose level of expertise is beneath mine.  For the first time in a long time I am in a position where I am ( Read more... )

I've spent nearly two decades involved in education and in the past two years I've come to hate it.  In 2017 I was placed in a classroom that was violent everyday with no means of escape.  I required urgent medical care on four occasions and was hospitalized twice due to assault and battery from students.  The medical, social, emotional, and ( Read more... )

I've been reading mostly fanfic, followed by novels, for a long time now.  Reading so much is making it easy for me to read my doctoral level texts.  Read 500 pages in 2 days?  Easy-peasy.