It’s been years since I’ve written anything on this blog. Since I wrote a few random blog posts in college, I have graduated, taught English, gone to grad school, edited and written various projects, and ultimately landed up in a job doing full-time pro-life advocacy. I’m incredibly thankful for the opportunity to work in the pro-life arena, and I love my job.
But still—I miss writing. I read and write regularly for work, but it’s not the same as reading quality literature, discussing it for hours, and writing papers where I analyze the nuances of word choice and symbolism.
So, I’ve decided to set a syllabus for myself.
In 2024, I commit to reading 12 high-quality pieces of literature and writing a response of at least 700 words to each of them. For accountability’s sake, I will post my literary ramblings here. To kick things off, I’ll start with a shorter response to Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which I recently listened to on audiobook. Listening to Dracula actually kickstarted my idea for a year of literary adventure—listening to it made my fingers itch to write a paper. I’m excited to untangle my initial response to Dracula and look forward to learning and reflecting on literature in a new way in 2024.
A Shattered Song 