I’ve got the end-of-semester crunch soon, and an academic book that very much needs as much of my attention as I can manage in the coming months, but I’m still trying to get a bit of space here and there for research on my next fiction book (while crossing fingers …
I love almost everything about teaching. Almost. What I don’t like — what will screw up my sleep habits for weeks after it happens — is handling what we here at The Citadel call “HVs”: Honor Violations. In my academic neck of the woods that means plagiarism and lying (which …
I was fortunate to meet a clever fellow in graduate school named Kevin Cryderman. Very clever. Dauntingly clever, in fact. And then I found out he’s also a terrific musician and a hell of a nice guy (the show-off). Here he is singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” to the tune of …
Not a Grade-A weekend, mind you. No, no. A weekend devoted to grading. Insert cheering here. Especially sad is that it’s Homecoming hereabouts. I’d much prefer enjoying the festivities than whipping out the red pen (and my students would probably be happier, too!). Not that I can enjoy too many …