I grew up immersed in technology, and until recently, I quite liked that. Mine was the first generation to grow up on the internet, use social media, and own smartphones. As a child, I played games on the family desktop in the computer room with dial-up internet. I remember watching webpages slowly load on myContinue reading “We Do Not Have to Become One With Their Machine”
Tag Archives: Non-Fiction
On Social Media, You Are the Product. Can That Change?
Lewis (2010) wrote, “If you are not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold” (para. 3). This is the case for social media. Major corporations do not altruistically provide us with social media to help us connect. Rather, they do so to make money off of our attention and data.Continue reading “On Social Media, You Are the Product. Can That Change?”
The Educational Power of Zines: On Making Academic Research More Accessible Through Zine Making and Reading
Finally, after a two-year hiatus, I am releasing a new zine!!! Hi, I’m Sage, a zinester and graduate student studying education. I have done a lot of academic and non-academic writing in my life. I believe in bridging the two, especially in making academic writing more accessible to people outside of academia. Zines are anContinue reading “The Educational Power of Zines: On Making Academic Research More Accessible Through Zine Making and Reading”
Warm November Morning
I was standing still on a dock soaking in the sun. It was November. It was morning. I closed my eyes and felt my face be warmed by the November morning sun. The sky was blue and so bright it almost hurt. A slight wind made small waves on the water that sparkled. I exhaled.Continue reading “Warm November Morning”
When You Discover You’re Free
You discover you’re free spontaneously after driving down a country road on your way home and pulling over for gas. You fill up your tank and are about to leave but choose to go inside the general store instead. In that country general store, you find rows upon rows of things, going farther back, back,Continue reading “When You Discover You’re Free”
Sage Pantony 