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July 2026 Pop Culture Roundup
Books My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix – An 80s throwback ode to exorcist stories. The story was suitably creepy and unsettling, and the core friendship was really well-developed. Super Gay Poems by Stephanie Burt – A collection of poems by LGBTQ+ poets with accompanying essays that gives analysis on each. It’s a reallyContinue reading “July 2026 Pop Culture Roundup”
I Stepped Away to Spend More Time with My Classwork
On the second to last class day of my doctoral intensive week at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in June, every student was given a blue Post-It note. The assignment was for us to list three things about ourselves without including our names, and then to stick them on a large writing pad set on an easel.Continue reading “I Stepped Away to Spend More Time with My Classwork”
