Dawn GilpinSome Jumbled Thoughts on Nietzsche, Conscience, the Soul, and AngelLike my post about fractals, this was originally part of a conversation on Tea at the Ford. (I miss that place, and those days…) The main…6 min read·Jul 21, 2022----
Dawn GilpinOn Fractals and ExegesisThis is something I wrote back in the day for a now-defunct website called Tea At the Ford (TATF), run by my friend macha. Actually, this…14 min read·Jul 21, 2022----
Dawn GilpinGratitudeMy father died the day before Thanksgiving, when I was twelve.10 min read·Nov 24, 2019----
Dawn GilpinAssignment sampleStudents will start by writing an introductory paragraph of three to four sentences. Here they will explain why their story is relevant and…2 min read·Feb 2, 2018----
Dawn GilpinI Robot, You Jane (BtVS 1.8)Oh, god, I hate it when they do Italian and I get distracted by how godawful the accents (and translations) are. Why can’t they stick to…5 min read·Apr 13, 2017----
Dawn GilpinAngel (BtVS 1.7)It’s hard for me to put myself in a mindset of not knowing who Angel is. Since I was a latecomer to the series, I already knew he was a…8 min read·Apr 12, 2017----
Dawn GilpinThe Pack (BtVS 1.6)This is the episode that first really caught my attention. “Huh,” I thought. “I did not expect this show to go there.” The frivolous…6 min read·Apr 10, 2017----
Dawn GilpinNever Kill A Boy On The First Date (BtVS 1.5)The title of this episode always makes me think of a book I acquired in the eighth grade, titled How To Get A Teenage Boy And What To Do…5 min read·Apr 10, 2017----
Dawn GilpinTeacher’s Pet (BtVS 1.4)Xander has a white knight complex, and also fantasizes about being a white knight to some helpless creature who looks like Buffy, but…5 min read·Apr 10, 2017----