Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
essays, personal experience, essay collection, journals
College
Humanities
Department
English
Abstract
Nothing was more important to me in creating this collection of essays than keeping a regular record of personal experience, reflection, and inquisition. From pre-writing, to drafting, to revising, my daily record has provided an indispensable source of material for this collection. Three of the essays, “The Proper School,” “Marriage in Pieces,” and “A Suitcase Full of Rations,” as well as many of the brief essays in “Selected Shorts,” all began as blog entries. When I wrote every day, the ideas flowed and the work progressed. When I wrote sporadically, the ideas sludged forward, usually as muddy as they were weak, and rarely went anywhere worth-while.
Recommended Citation
Franklin, Joseph and Madden, Dr. Patrick
(2013)
"The Placenta in my Living Room And other College Epiphanies,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 732.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/732