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No from University of Hawai’i at Hilo.No from Illinois College Claridge Writer in Residence.No from North Georgia College & State University. But…I finished two essays this week for [...]

I dreamed of boulders the size of houses falling alongside me, my head turned slightly, just out of range. I dreamed of houses tumbling into the sea, my stance firm as a heron. I dreamed of [...]

It’s done. After four hours online and on the phone, with 30,000 Delta SkyMiles out the door and another $700 in buckaroos I’ll have to earn by writing essays, and my [...]

Joy and I were on the AT again and it felt great. Despite the fact that it snowed two inches at my house a few days ago, today’s sun brought temperatures into the 80’s and left us both burned [...]

No post tonight: I’m feverish with a sore throat and I’m supposed to do another 8-mile hike on the AT tomorrow.

Cam and I are doing another back and forth – one poem every other day. This series is titled “Well Spring” and, like our past collaborations, they are all about first drafts, [...]

Enough of this suffering-mentality. Today, I had what I needed to live and perform the functions of my day. Tomorrow is a new day, and it’s more than likely I’ll have enough for that day, too. [...]

Some days I can feel myself running, hotter than a fever. I do not fit into an envelope, curriculum vitae, cover letter, statement of merit, sample syllabi, you-name-it. Like Whitman’s patient [...]

Finally: Website Updates, as promised! And today, after substitute teaching at a local elementary school, I came home and applied for 3 more professorships. Call it anxious productivity. Some [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen:I am pleased to announce that I have been awarded a full scholarship to attend a week-long writing residency to study the personal essay with author Scott Russell Sanders at [...]