Category: Blog News
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A lot has happened in two years. First there’s the obvious–a pandemic and a necessary growing conversation about race in the United States. Then there’s the personal. My husband and I moved to the Bay area. I started a masters degree at San Francisco State in film, pivoted, and am now on course to graduate…
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My big adventures from the past year are in the slideshow: our wedding, our honeymoon in London and Edinburgh, our trip to Taipei, and my trip to Paris. When I started this blog in 2014, I was working on my first book. I needed a way to write without really having to work on…
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Last month, Ursula Le Guin, author extraordinaire, sent a letter to the Editor of the Oregonian. Someone had just recently published a letter in the newspaper that talked about how politicians using “alternative facts” was no different than science fiction. Le Guin states that the two things could not be more different. Science fiction is,…
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If you look up at the top of your screen, you’ll notice that the name of the blog is no longer “Aliza Shandel” but instead “Ink & Reel.” I’m not going to be changing the domain name yet (I’ll give a heads up before that happens), but I thought it would be nice to get…
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I feel like my blog has sort of lost its way a little bit. I’ve been avoiding it almost because I’m so backed up with posts, and it just feels daunting and overwhelming rather than fun. So I thought about what it was I really wanted to share and write about. I love books, so…
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I wanted to take a second and thank all my readers and followers for their support. I’m so excited to have reached 100, and I love thinking up and creating new content for you. Thank you also for being patient with me and the lower post frequency this month as I furiously make my way…
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Hello there to all my readers. Thank you for sticking with me while I figure out what this blog is all about (I know that rhymed. I couldn’t resist). It’s been an interesting couple of months, but I wanted to share the blog’s firmed up direction with you as well as share some of the…
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Welcome to the blog, intrepid reader. We are about to embark on a journey. I mean, we’re all on our own separate journeys, normally to separate destinations. Nevertheless, this journey–the blogging journey–is ours to share. And I’m so looking forward to your feedback and knowing that I’m not just sending words out onto some server…
Allison Burris 