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I started feeling a bit under the weather yesterday, so I opted for some not-running-around time this morning. Among the things far down on my to-do list that I could do from home is this: post a couple pictures of the katana given to me by the estate of Jim Rigney, the writer most [...]

If all has gone according to plan, this post (at www.michaellivingston.com) will show up somehow, someway, somewhere on my brand-new Facebook page.
So, um, here goes nothing…

I am sitting on the back steps beneath a towering, moss-dripping oak, looking out across the fresh-cut lawn at the shadows stretching across the twinkling waters of the marsh, sipping a margarita, and enjoying the scent of crackling burgers on the grill.
I just thought the world should know.

Decided this evening to send out a couple of the unpublished short stories sitting on my computer. Opening up my various files to do so I noted that my last submission into the wilds was in January, about the time Shards got underway.
I don’t what that means, and I’m certain no one but me [...]

Our department is in the process of revising its tenure and promotion guidelines. It’s a much-needed effort, and I’m glad to see it happening. I saw today an initial draft of the new document, and it’s pushing us toward a “point” system of rewards to earn tenure (in addition to time served, a [...]

Had a big surge that pushed me through the last stack — which was tough at times, since I just handed out a semester-low of a 6% on an essay. I’d like to say that it was the lowest grade I’ve ever given on an essay in my life. I’d like to.
On the [...]

I knew when I wrote my syllabi that the first weeks of October would be rough. All my classes have had papers due, and I’m trying to grade them as quick as I reasonably can — I hated waiting on grading as a student, so I long ago swore never to put my own [...]

As mentioned earlier on these pages, I was fortunate to borrow one of the most beautiful katana from the Robert Jordan estate to use as a prop during my recent lecture at the Charleston Library Society. It was magical (the moment, not the weapon — though the latter was really, really cool).
When I returned the [...]

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