composition – Liminal Wordsmith

December 4, 2025

Writing as a Living Practice

Looking back on my Advanced Composition course, I can see how each reading slowly changed the way I understand writing. We started with Gregory Ulmer, who introduced electracy as the digital age’s version of literacy. That idea alone made me see how much the online world shapes how we communicate. Then we read Marshall McLuhan,

How Political Rhetoric Shapes Education Policy

For this week’s assignment, I chose an article about the Trump administration’s plan to shrink and restructure the Department of Education. What stood out to me right away is how much the entire debate relies on strategic language. Supporters frame the changes as reducing “heavy-handed federal intervention” and “right-sizing” the department, while critics argue the

Composing the Sacred Ordinary

This space feels like what Jody Shipka might call a living composition, where words breathe through the quiet magic of their surroundings. The chalkboard’s message, glowing softly beneath its carved wooden frame, is more than text; it is an incantation. Around it, the crystals, books, and small guardians of myth form a chorus of meaning,