Currently Reading: Chike and the River (Chinua Achebe)
There used to be a time when I would blog every couple of days. I even wrote articles and read academic research and ... well, I did all the things. And then I didn't. I am not exactly sure what happened. I do know that working on my PhD while working full time was exhausting and in many ways I feel like I "crawled" across the finish line in 2014 and just needed a break. I never thought the break would be 8 years but that is what happened.
For the longest time, this blog was called "Dissertation Girl" because that is how I saw myself (Yes, I know that some folks might be offended at the "Girl" business but I liked it). I felt like a new title was in order so it just made logical sense to rename this blog "PhD Teacher." I would like to keep the same URL and so I didn't want a huge name change (though I leave myself the choice to do that if I want). As most folks know, I teach writing and I am always telling my students that we all need to write, including me, and so this blog is going to give me the space to get back to something I used to love -- writing.
