Lorie Owens

Adjunct Instructor of English, Ohio University, Zanesville

PhDiva (@dissertating) on Twitter, Adjunct Instructor of English, Ohio University, Zanesville

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Are you getting your writing done, Nana

My own road to PhD proved circuitous, rocky, and unpredictable. At many times, I felt utterly alone. I set my desktop background to a photo of my then 3-month old granddaughter captioned, “Are you getting your writing done, Nana?” I wanted to ensure that my personal universe shouted out to me “You CAN do this” each and every day.

Lorie Owens
Oct 30, 2018

I failed my dissertation defense. But I am not a failure.

No one prepared me for the worst possible outcome of a dissertation defense: Failure. Yet, after waiting outside in the hallway for over 90 minutes, I was certain of it. My advisor summoned me back into the room with a wave of the arm as he shook his head and glibly said, “You’re going to have to do it again.”

Lorie Owens
Jul 6, 2018

Lorie Owens

Adjunct Instructor of English, Ohio University, Zanesville

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Lorie Owens

Adjunct Instructor of English, Ohio University, Zanesville

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I failed my dissertation defense. But I am not a failure.

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