update

too much to do, too little time. . .

writing a paper on Ahad Ha'am (Asher Ginzburg)'s Slavery in Freedom, an essay that critiques French Jewry at the turn of the 20th century, and questions the value of emancipation when it comes at the cost of what Ahad Ha'am calls "spiritual slavery," or "moral and intellectual slavery." There's a lot to work with and a lot of great food for thought. . . . His writing is very clever and really compelling, which makes it difficult to read him critically--and that, essentially, is the assignment: a critical reading of the essay.

Dostoevskys' Brothers Karmazov is coming along nicely, though it's too soon to tell how I'll like it. .

Writing a 15-20 page feature article, kinda scary. And short stories. Signed up for a fiction workshop and a class on imaginative writing for next semester.

Can't really work up the energy for a more interesting, thoughtful post. . . will try later.