12/1: work and leisure

This morning I finished all the work for my Fantasy Literature course.  The other course will need to wait until I'm back from my visiting lecture trip, but it feels good to have one course completely wrapped up.

I spent the afternoon writing the Nathaniel Hawthorne part of my upcoming talk, and every time I return to the Wonder Book I am delighted by it (both personally and intellectually).

We did a little socializing in Little Rock this evening.  It's not our usual mode, but the couple we met up with was so fun and kind--I'm really glad we did it.