Photo by John-Mark Smith from Pexels I started teaching college English in 1986, as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of New Mexico. My world changed. I was a good teacher, inspired in my own scholarship and interests as I strove to do well for my students. I immediately embraced teaching as a lifetime… Read More West vs. East – part 3 – Hostile Student
Photo by John-Mark Smith from Pexels In part 1 of West vs. East, I discuss the trivial issue of what we call bread brands, and the more serious issues of bad driving and pedestrian habits, and people’s rough exteriors in the East, and homelessness. As winter approaches early this November, I’m reminded of why people… Read More West vs. East – part 2
Some differences between living on the West Coast vs living in the East. A West coaster sounds off.… Read More West vs. East – part 1
Photo by Immortal shots from Pexels For years, I’ve tried keeping a blog, writing stories and poems, keeping up a journal, and writing large projects. For the most part, I’ve been successful on a scholarly basis, and in writing creatively for occasions – birthdays, anniversaries, and the like. But a sustained creative effort for completing a chapbook of… Read More Block Identified
Photo: Pixabay / Pexels.com While most people were donning costumes, carving pumpkins, and trick or treating, I was silently celebrating the start of writing my memoir. On October 31, 2018 at The Owl Shop in New Haven, CT, I began this journey, thinking it would take about 6 months. Now one year later, I estimate… Read More Writing Anniversary
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