by Deborah Quinn | Dec 6, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, Books, expat, Feminism, reading, UAE, writing
It’s been a big week out here in the ‘Dhabs, I have to say, starting with the Rain Day two weeks ago. What is this “rain day,” you ask? Well, my dears, that’s when the serene desert skies bust open and it pours, like a veritable...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 13, 2013 | Books, Education, language, NaBloPoMo, reading, teaching, writing
I spent about six weeks this semester teaching and talking about poetry with my students. Almost to a person, they started the term with “eh…I don’t much like poetry,” and “I don’t get poetry,” and “what the hell is...
by Deborah Quinn | Aug 8, 2013 | Books, me my own personal self, pop culture, Products, reading, writing
If you’re a woman-type person, then I would imagine at some point in your life, you’ve been to the ladies room, aka the female toilet, aka the powder room. (Does anyone still use powder anymore?) And I would imagine that in that powder room, you’ve...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 11, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, Books, reading
I live in a city without an English-language lending library. Think about that for a minute. Liam said the other day “reading is an expensive habit,” and I have to say that out here, he’s right. I cannot tell you–mostly because I don’t...
