Meg Hanna

"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm

a man wearing glasses and a black suit stands in front of a green field ALT: a man wearing glasses and a black suit stands in front of a green field

One of my favorite things about teaching online is how students openly question the relevance of the feedback I spend hours on for them...

is there a way to wake up from the nightmare?

prince is sitting on a couch with his eyes closed and the words `` do better '' written on the screen . ALT: prince is sitting on a couch with his eyes closed and the words `` do better '' written on the screen .

Nobody told me that the toughest part about doing a PhD wasn't the do your research on your own - it's having to sit in outdated and disorganized classes that suck the life out of you and then mustering up the energy to work on my passion projects outside of that...

If anyone has any advice or experience with this, I'd appreciate it. It's been a rough time transitioning back into the semester.

Still, I remind myself that community takes time to unfold. I’m trusting that the right people will appear in time. For now, I’m soaking in the joy of living in this world of words and ideas, even when it’s a little lonely. This work is worth it but this is supremely hard.

I thought connections would naturally form through school or shared interests. Instead, it’s been a slow, quiet process. I love this work deeply, but the solitude that sometimes comes with it is real. It’s hard to feel at home without people to share it with.

Doing a PhD in literature was a dream I spend my days reading, writing, and teaching, engaging with the ideas that baffle and fascinate my brain. Moving to a new city for this has been tough, though. Building community inside academia is taking longer than I expected.

a man is walking down a hallway with a suitcase and a backpack . ALT: a man is walking down a hallway with a suitcase and a backpack .

I would love a nap... a three-week long one would be best

a woman is crying and holding a napkin in front of a box that says i got ALT: a woman is crying and holding a napkin in front of a box that says i got

my term paper about madness and homes is in fact driving me to madness in my own home. #writingissofun

one milkshake to bring all the boys to the yard and in the darkness bind them

applying for things is the most daunting thing possible... any tips on applying for 12 schools at a time for a PhD?

Illustration of a forest filled with whimsical witches

Weekend plans!🖤 Art by Adrienne Adams from A Woggle of Witches (1971).

Wordsworth: guys, do you ever think clouds are lonely?

Byron: I’d fuck a lonely cloud

Wordsworth: what?!
Byron: what?