Michael Livingston

Dec

8

Thirty Minutes of Quiet

2007 | Filed Under Fiction | Leave a Comment

Had a good half-hour of down time yesterday. Serious sitting in one place quiet. I happened to have a pen and some scraps of paper, so I started scribbling the first thing to pop into my mind:
Wrapped in a musty shawl, Adelaide watched from the attic window as the delivery truck pushed through [...]

Dec

4

Teaching Poetry at West Point

2007 | Filed Under Academics | Leave a Comment

From a fellow English professor here at The Citadel comes this link to a wonderful little story from PBS’ NewsHour about teaching poetry at West Point.
I think they do a good job of situating both the difficulty and the necessity of teaching poetry (or drama or the novel or…) within a military environment. [...]

Dec

4

End of Term Grading

2007 | Filed Under Academics | Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year again, kids! Grading, grading, and more grading. I’m about 1/3 of the way through my research paper stacks, and then I’ll have finals to slog through over the next week.
So I might be a bit sparse around here as a result. It won’t be for long, though: I’m planning a [...]

Dec

2

Swamp Trek: Day Two

2007 | Filed Under Homelife | 5 Comments

The morning after our swamp walk in the dark, I awoke to crisp air and the rustling of fallen leaves. I rolled to my side, blinking bleary-eyed to see if anyone else was a-stir. The Colonel, of course. Standing not far away in the brisk air, peering right to left with a [...]

Dec

1

Swamp Trek: Day One

2007 | Filed Under Homelife | 2 Comments

7/10 of a mile. Doesn’t sound like much, does it? Walk goal-line to goal-line on a football field 12 times, then head back and stop on the 32 yard line. Or walk three east-west blocks in New York City and pop into the Starbuck’s just past the corner. That’s it. Ain’t far at all. I [...]

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