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Are the books anti-intellectual or are you?
Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-in-black-t-shirt-lying-on-yellow-bed-4866040/ Content warnings: language, sex, and rape The title is rather clickbaity, but it does sum up the crux of an argument that has take root in my brain recently. Every few months or so, someone will pop up on the internet with the same hot take: romance novels, and their readers, are either degenerates or stupid or both. Are there problems in romance as a genre? Definitely.
Kay Zempel
Feb 166 min read
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Personal Curriculum Update
In this post here , I outlined my fall personal curriculum. At the end of month one, I looked at my husband and told him I made a mistake. I planned too much for the curriculum that I made and designed for myself. For fun. He laughed and said that he was not surprised that I, an overachieving, reformed perfectionist, overloaded myself. Werewolves Let's start with what was worth my time. I started this section on werewolves by reading Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison. I wo
Kay Zempel
Nov 4, 20253 min read
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My Personal Curriculum: Fall/Winter-ish 2025
Creating a personal curriculum of study for the fall
Kay Zempel
Sep 19, 20256 min read
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