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J.Rice

@drfabulous

Professor. Writer. Essays on Medium: https://xitter.cf/t.co/VeWQeqken1. Scholarship in books and journals you may never end up reading.

 Lexington, Kentucky
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Joined March 2008
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I just published That Time I Did Not Write for McSweeney’s link.medium.com/8n7U0U5Q1Jb
That Time I Did Not Write for McSweeney’s

That Time I Did Not Write for McSweeney’s

Sometimes I wish I had imposter syndrome. I wonder if my dog ever experienced trauma before he met me. There’s a bridge not far from my…

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I just published Assume the Position link.medium.com/1BXaZQaekHb
Assume the Position

Assume the Position

I’ve never been in this store. It is maybe a three minute walk from my house. This is a neighborhood convenience store whose named #2…

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I just published Waters, Rivers, Anti-Semitism link.medium.com/iqjyAHMq8Db
Waters, Rivers, Anti-Semitism

Waters, Rivers, Anti-Semitism

I’m underwater. A Miami school field trip. A trip to the beach. I may be in second grade. Maybe first grade. I cannot remember which. “Be…

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I just published Dumb Shit Writing link.medium.com/O4pi2ufNvBb
Dumb Shit Writing

Dumb Shit Writing

My son constantly takes his phone with him into the bathroom, and I’m afraid one day he will drop it in the toilet. I don’t know how he…

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🤳Happy pub day to THE RHETORIC OF OUTRAGE by @drfabulous! Jeff Rice provides an accessible and important look at what is truly behind our digital outrage. On sale now: uscpress.com/The-Rhetoric-of…
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I just published A Broken Mug link.medium.com/97VloB2ajxb
A Broken Mug

A Broken Mug

A few days ago, this mug broke in my hands. I don’t know why it broke. I pulled the mug from the cabinet, was about to place it on the…

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I just published Lisbon Stories link.medium.com/14Zl4sw2rwb
Lisbon Stories

Lisbon Stories

Except for “thank you,” I don’t speak Portuguese. Before a recent trip to Lisbon, I spent a few weeks on Duolingo trying to learn…

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I hate it here
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sometimes, people eat apples
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did you know that potato salad has mayonnaise.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but lots of people eat strawberries. It's true.
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I just published My Dad’s Things link.medium.com/E57Ea7Xzeub
My Dad’s Things

My Dad’s Things

I opened my dad’s office desk drawer after he died. In it, I found neatly organized items from the insurance and financial planning…

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It's really not easy being an academic because, you know, you kind of like have to do stuff.
People go to restaurants to eat hot dogs. Think about that for a minute.
What's your favorite website for reading about potatoes?
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If I can just get my kids all the way through their education without ever buying school pictures….
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Who are these people on tv and in movies borrowing milk? I’m 52. I’ve owned four houses. No one has ever knocked on my door and borrowed milk. The fucking grocery is a two minute drive away.
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The problem with restaurant burger specials is that they involve only what's on the burger (add ons) not within. I feel that this discriminates against burgers who are reduced to merely accessories and not their inner selves.
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A little known fact is that most dogs cannot understand math.
I mean really, we need to talk about child splaining.
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