Heather McShane
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Heather McShane
@estheralbern.bsky.social
Author of NO HOME BUT EVERYWHERE. I teach in the English Department at the University of Illinois Chicago.
This Thursday, UIC is holding events for National Day of Action for Higher Education, including Teach In: The Assault on Science, Humanities, and Human Rights.
• Universities are in deep crisis
• Biomedical research grants are being cancelled abruptly endangering lives
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April 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I’ll be reading a scene or two, possibly involving a drone or a cat or athletic socks—fiction, from my novel— featuring some weirdo artist types. It might be funny! Looking forward to seeing you and the LA sun, though even in Chicago tonight, there’s the bright full moon—
March 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I supplied my nephews, niece, and child with disposable cameras and had them shoot a photo a day on our summer trip. I also asked them to write a line each day, but part of the text was lost when my child misplaced her bag so I used only the photos for the zine. My sisters and their husbands 1/2
December 27, 2024 at 5:39 PM
I listened to kids spell more than 500 words as a judge at L’s school today
December 20, 2024 at 4:07 AM
What are the ladybugs in Chicago doing this December 9th? Earlier this afternoon I shot 15 videos of different ladybugs outside of UIC’s University Hall where there is a wind tunnel, but I don’t think that explains the strange (and late?) appearance of the ladybugs that should be hibernating
December 9, 2024 at 8:50 PM