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About Alyson Indrunas

meddles with words, blends watercolors, pedals bikes, knits yarn, stitches thread, sews quilts, stretches with yogis, walks mountain trails, and stares at the sky.

No way I’m attending that workshop.

Okay, let’s be very clear. If I love something or someone, then I am happy to tell you all about it. ALL. ABOUT. IT.  I’ll tell you more than you want to know. Want to learn about something I know … Continue reading

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Warn Your Daughters About Dirtbag Romeo

I’ve had many conversations this week about young girls, the digital space, and the complications of love. And I have to tell you, if I had a daughter who was a teenager right now, I would have a very frank … Continue reading

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Writing in My Head About the #Fedwiki: A Memoir

On Friday, I hosted a “task force” meeting on my campus, and it was a spectacular bright spot to an otherwise kind of bleak week. Let’s just say I’m watching one amazing project die because a small vocal few dislike … Continue reading

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Nobody Grows Up Thinking: “I Want to be an Adjunct!”

Yesterday we had the once a quarter All Instruction meeting, and I’ll be honest, I never attended these meetings before I had this job. So I get why people aren’t there, and adjuncts, I forgive you more. As I looked … Continue reading

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What I Found There: CXNats Sucks & Reflective Blogging

CXNats Sucks “Somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas—only I don’t know exactly what they are!” ~Alice from Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There So, I usually keep my twittering in check, but this morning, … Continue reading

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Down the Rabbit Hole of The #Fedwiki

Last night, I got a text message that read: If you don’t bring beer over to my house and drink it with me; you’re dead to me. No name. Unidentified number. I thought to myself, Joleen must have finally gotten … Continue reading

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Rocking my world, #creativemadness, & FedWiki Happening

I “supervise” two people who are talented, bright, and really, they need no oversight at all. They are usually on board with my crazy ideas, and I feel so lucky that I don’t have to convince them of anything–they seem … Continue reading

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The weekend was too short, but I can’t choose

Well, friends, holiday time is over at least for two days. Here’s what I listened to this morning until I hit the Stillaguamish River where my car magically hooks up with KEXP. That’s Hazel Dickens on the left, btw, master … Continue reading

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As I walk through this wiki-world

The screenshot above is from the last composition course that I taught: English 102: Composition II spring quarter 2013.  This was an Honors course at my college, so I tried to take my standard curriculum and create self-directed assignments. Our … Continue reading

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Imagine the horror and the beauty

Over the past week, I’ve had more time on my hands than usual, and I love it. You know those people who say, “I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t work?” Seriously?! I really despise the word “Staycation” … Continue reading

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