I’ve been working all-hours for some weeks now on the Battle of Brunanburh book. It’s terrific stuff, and we’re making real progress. No NaNoWriMo for me, I’m doing Local Academic Editing Month (LoAcEdMo). I don’t much talk about this part of my life, since it’s rather boring to most folks, …
One of my long-term projects around here has been a “casebook” about the Battle of Brunanburh, which is bringing together scholars from around the globe. It’s in a somewhat advanced state at this point, and I’ve been working on my introductory chapter for the book as a result. I’ve written …
And the reason I’m going so long betwixt posts is… I’m boring. Seriously, I’ve been swamped with work, and not a lick of it is interesting. Probably the majority of my time, in one way or another, has been devoted to my Mythology class. I’m loving it, but one of …
Tim O’Brien is the magnificent writer who penned The Things They Carried, which is (I humbly submit) the single most powerful work of literature to come out of the Vietnam War. I’ve taught the lead chapter in the volume (“The Things They Carried”) on numerous occasions, and it never ceases to …
Things have been quiet since Friday since there’s not been much for me to report. The weekend was pleasantly spent going to the Gibbes Art Museum, attending the home opener on the Citadel’s football schedule (pasted Presbyterian College), and writing a book review for that was requested by the Journal …