Amateur Criticism

Literary Elitism

and being nice

Nov 21 • 

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Review: How To Read Like a Professor

And some reflections on “public-facing humanities”

Nov 14 • 

Isaac Kolding

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25

7

In Which I Decline to Take Anne Lamott’s Advice

Twain vs. Lamott

Nov 4 • 

Isaac Kolding

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6

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October 2025

Interpretation Outside of the Institution

How to Interpret a Text, pt. 4

Oct 24 • 

Isaac Kolding

13

3

O Life!

Re-reading Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Oct 17 • 

Isaac Kolding

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13

3

A Letter from the Trenches of the Method Wars

How to Interpret a Text, Part 3

Oct 8 • 

Isaac Kolding

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9

5

September 2025

Hi, Everyone

In which I say hello and beg you to say hello back, and to complete a survey

Sep 30 • 

Isaac Kolding

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8

5

My Favorite Peer-Reviewed Journal Article

Writing a peer-reviewed journal article is serious business for serious people.

Sep 26 • 

Isaac Kolding

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5

5

On The Men Eating Hamburgers in Their Cars

There’s a vulnerability to admitting what “the algorithm,” as we all call it, serves up to us.

Sep 17 • 

Isaac Kolding

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10

7

How to Like Poetry

A sympathetic guide for the perplexed

Sep 8 • 

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87

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August 2025

Plunging Into the Second Draft

Isaac's Novel-Writing Journal

Aug 7 • 

Isaac Kolding

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10

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July 2025

The Adventures of John P. Student

An extremely fictional story

Jul 30 • 

Isaac Kolding

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