I Used to Think I Was Stupid

Adventures in Academia #1

Welcome to those who’ve found their way here by way of my essay published in The Unpublishable, about beauty, diet culture, and their connections to my mother’s death as well as my own recovery from an eating disorder. You’ll find a wide range of writing here at Assembling Remnants. Whether you’re new here or you’ve been here since the beginning (three years!), I am thrilled that my work resonates with you.

This is the first in a series, called “Adventures in Academia.” The series navigates the intersections of education, class, knowledge, memory, different types of intelligence, and exploitation. I also share how I keep things organized, how I prioritize my work, and how I am currently experiencing academia as a first-generation high-school and college graduate.

This series is also, in a secondhand way, about writing nonfiction.

I have decided to not to paywall this series because I think that many folks who haven’t had access to certain kinds of education can benefit from what’s her…