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Leigh Melander, Ph.D.

Leigh Melander, Ph.D.

Andrew Cuomo, New York’s governor, stands accused of sexual harassment, and increasingly, people…

Here’s my take:

5 min readMar 14, 2021

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Andrew Cuomo, New York’s governor, stands accused of sexual harassment, and increasingly, people…

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Leigh Melander, Ph.D.

How Not to Kill Your Beloved During a Pandemic

The First Rule of Fight Club…

4 min readMay 9, 2020

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How Not to Kill Your Beloved During a Pandemic

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Leigh Melander, Ph.D.

Joy: Greeting an Uncertain Future

In the midst of global crapitude, my sister and my intrepid mother have together bought a house.

3 min readApr 30, 2020

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Joy: Greeting an Uncertain Future

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Leigh Melander, Ph.D.

Life, Resurrection, and the Mythic Teachings of Frogs

In the Catskill Mountains of New York state, where I live, the return of spring is a distinct moment, at dusk on the night when the spring…

3 min readApr 15, 2020

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Life, Resurrection, and the Mythic Teachings of Frogs

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Leigh Melander, Ph.D.

Ask for a glass of water…

How to unfreeze when the world is scary around you.

2 min readApr 15, 2020

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Ask for a glass of water…

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Leigh Melander, Ph.D.

Nothing Ever Happens: Learning to Write Memoir In the Midst of an Unexpected Life

Bonefro is the sort of place where nothing happens. Tucked into folds of sunflowered fields, it crouches on top of a hill only slightly…

10 min readAug 3, 2017

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Nothing Ever Happens: Learning to Write Memoir In the Midst of an Unexpected Life

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Leigh Melander, Ph.D.

Education is failing in this country.

By saying this, I know that I join the ranks of the self-appointed Cassandra’s who hurl our hands up to our foreheads and sing the doom of…

4 min readAug 2, 2017

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Education is failing in this country.

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Leigh Melander, Ph.D.

MythBlast | The Word Divine

‘In the beginning, there was the Word.’

2 min readAug 2, 2017

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MythBlast | The Word Divine

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Leigh Melander, Ph.D.

Leigh Melander, Ph.D.

Frivolateur | Mythologist | Wild imaginer | Meanderer. Why go straight ahead when there are so many side paths? Come play at spillian.com | leighmelander.com

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