Hi there!<\/p>\n
I\u2019m Aleksandra Fazlipour<\/a>, although I typically go by Alek. Chad introduced me<\/a> before, but I finally got registered as a contributor to the site, so it\u2019s my turn to do it again!<\/p>\n I started doing an independent study at Open Letter in January in an attempt to fill out a Creative Writing minor that I took alongside two degrees: one in Brain and Cognitive Science, and the other in Linguistics. I\u2019ve always loved to read, and I\u2019m a native speaker of Polish, so it just seemed natural to get some credits for reading and reviewing translated works.<\/p>\n I expected to like it.<\/p>\n I didn\u2019t expect to fall in love with it. It was classwork, after all. . . <\/p>\n But all of a sudden, my assignments didn\u2019t feel like homework anymore. Granted, it was terrifying at first to have my reviews ripped to shreds by Chad, but I got over that quickly, and I still am surprised and exhilarated whenever I see one of my own reviews online. And they are much better than they started out as, courtesy of all of Chad\u2019s advice!<\/p>\n So when the opportunity to intern at Open Letter was presented to me, I snatched it right up.<\/p>\n Now, having graduated from the University of Rochester, here I am! I\u2019ll be taking over as the threepercent book review editor until the end of August.<\/p>\n If what I\u2019ll be doing for the rest of the summer is anything like what I\u2019ve been doing thus far, it\u2019ll include a lot of coffee-drinking and copious soaking-up-of incredible books. It\u2019s an added bonus to be able to get an early peek at the wonderful reviews I\u2019ll be posting throughout the summer.<\/p>\n Sometimes I also stick labels to books and envelopes and send out stuff. Surprisingly, I enjoy that. It reminds me of sticker books.<\/p>\n Some random things about me: I bop around Open Letter wearing teddy bear sweaters and blouses embroidered to look like a Lite Brite. And I wear big glasses. I am often hard to overlook. In my free time I write short stories. I am handy with spreadsheets. I like kittens until I start sneezing because of said kittens, and then I like them decidedly less. Sometimes I\u2019m too brutally honest for my own good and for other people\u2019s feelings. It hasn\u2019t become a huge problem yet. Nothing wrong with being passionate, right? I\u2019d like to think it shows in my reviews.<\/p>\n Most of all though, I really adore working at Open Letter, and I hope that shows too! Feel free to comment here or send me an email (Aleksandra.fazlipour@gmail.com) if you have any questions or concerns about any of my posts, or if you just want to chat! I\u2019ll try to get back to you as soon as I can.<\/p>\n \u2018Til then, enjoy threepercent!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hi there! I\u2019m Aleksandra Fazlipour, although I typically go by Alek. 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