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Melissa Jacques

@melissamjacques.bsky.social

Professor, reader, watcher, writer, Nana.

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The essay is fantastic. It also explains something my mother insisted on that I always thought was urban legend. She warned us to never buy secondhand clothing as it could be contaminated by death (taken off an embalmed body). I wonder now if this is not a lost connection to warnings about crape.

10.04.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh no! I saw her live in an acoustic concert at the Commodore in Vancouver. We sat at tables near the stage, like in a nightclub. It was amazing.

31.01.2025 00:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I look so forward to this!

26.01.2025 07:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Faculty Fight Night To: Department of English Re: Faculty Fight Night Thank you for your overwhelming interest in Faculty Fight Night. What started as a modest depart...

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26.01.2025 04:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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tiff_net on Instagram: "โ€œHe really has the two things โ€“ the weirdest mind, and the most wholesome mind.โ€Guillermo del Toro wasnโ€™t โ€œbrave enoughโ€ to approacโ€ฆ" โ€œHe really has the two things โ€“ the weirdest mind, and the most wholesome mind.โ€Guillermo del Toro wasnโ€™t โ€œbrave enoughโ€ to approach the late David Lynch when he saw him, but he beautifully breaks down the paradox at the heart of his films.

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18.01.2025 02:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I cannot wait to try this with my second-year writing courses!

11.01.2025 21:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My first year writing students do often enjoy it.

11.01.2025 02:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 358    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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