4) Queer Mestiza Sci-Fi Dreams: A Chicana Cyborg in Search of CyberAztlan

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 This BridgeLeave a comment

Writing this blog for the last month has been life-saving. Writing provides the accountability and structure I lacked during the three months before when I begrudgingly attempted early retirement by playing Xbox, Wii, and original Nintendo video games. Besides watching and playing via a screen, I didn’t do much. I didn’t imagine a future without… Continue reading 4) Queer Mestiza Sci-Fi Dreams: A Chicana Cyborg in Search of CyberAztlan

Finding Myself

3) Grief Is Hard

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 This Bridge2 Comments

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing has shifted my attention back to many recent deaths in my own life. A neighbor, a close friend, my martial arts sensei, an old roommate, a close friend’s mom, my great uncle, a long-term ex, and a high school friend have died in the past year. Until RBG’s death, my financial… Continue reading 3) Grief Is Hard

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2) The New COVID-19 Normal: Finding Myself During a Pandemic

September 14, 2020September 20, 2020 This BridgeLeave a comment

My August had more ordinary days than June or July. I finally swam in the pool and stopped sleeping the days away. In August I slept at night with far fewer thoughts and tears about the trauma of being fired after 20 years. I started conceptualizing this blog to improve my focus, to set goals,… Continue reading 2) The New COVID-19 Normal: Finding Myself During a Pandemic

COVID-19

1) Gloria Anzaldúa Is My Antidote for 2020

September 7, 2020September 13, 2020 This Bridge3 Comments

This blog is about my process. A Chicana colleague shocked me out of self-pity when she said she thought I was the first tenured Chicana feminist scholar to be displaced by COVID-19. In the spirit of sharing, I am blogging so no one else feels alone. I am sure that I am not the… Continue reading 1) Gloria Anzaldúa Is My Antidote for 2020

COVID-19

0) Chicana Faculty Displaced by COVID-19

September 1, 2020October 5, 2020 This Bridge5 Comments

For 20 years, I have been employed as a professor at the same university teaching four sometimes five classes each semester. Now that I’m not teaching a 4/4 load, I have created this new WordPress blog about my experiences as a formerly tenured Chicana faculty displaced by COVID-19. The blog is mostly to help me… Continue reading 0) Chicana Faculty Displaced by COVID-19

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Month: September 2020

4) Queer Mestiza Sci-Fi Dreams: A Chicana Cyborg in Search of CyberAztlan

3) Grief Is Hard

2) The New COVID-19 Normal: Finding Myself During a Pandemic

1) Gloria Anzaldúa Is My Antidote for 2020

0) Chicana Faculty Displaced by COVID-19