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As a folklorist - and especially one who researches fairy tales - I get the...

I tried something new in my two classes at Butler in the fall semester, and...

As the semester winds down, I like to reflect on what I've learned about folklore...

I've been thinking recently about where my time and energy get spent, and what I...

I was recently chatting with a folklore colleague who was thinking about starting belly dance...

In my wrap-up post on the dietary aspects of the Whole30, I discussed what I...

This post is a smidge more personal than most of my blog posts here, but...

I came across a link on Twitter a while ago to a blog called The...

The first week of classes has passed, and I find myself excited that my students...

I love to perform for a number of reasons. I enjoy the challenge of coming...

A friend brought to my attention this letter by an anonymous group, calling itself Women...

As someone who wears the "blogger" hat quite frequently, I always wonder how much sharing...

I recently had occasion to celebrate a new article being published, my "Sorting Out Donkey...

As both an academic and an artist (wow, how many blog posts have I written

I frequently fall prey to an all-or-nothing mindset in both my creative and my academic...

I've been doing some reading on Hans Christian Andersen lately, and it's really spurred me...

There are times when I think I'm a workaholic, and other times when I think...

As an introvert and an intellectual, I spend a lot of time in my head....

As promised, here's my second post of the month. Hopefully I can continue to publish...

Before I launch into this post, I'm going to publicly proclaim my intent to write...

On a rare night out, I went to a club with a couple of friends...

I've posted in the past about how we in America value education (or don't, as...

Most people pledge to start running for New Year's. I'm going to stop running. A...

I am not a religious person. This is for many reasons, but one of those...

In my Introduction to Folklore class yesterday, we talked about food, leaving me, of course, super-hungry...

Ack, I'd meant to post more this month. But this month turned into moving (which...

I am only okay at telling stories. However, I'm actually really good at telling stories...

I've been turning this post over in my head for a few months, and now...

In order to give y'all a glimpse into what it is that I do as...

I am a teacher, scholar, feminist and performer (among the other identities I shift in...