A writing retreat is a good thing. With no worries but the words, the pressures of life relieve a little bit. And being surrounded by like-minded people frittering away on their keyboards … well, you tend to get a fair amount accomplished. Now add in a beautiful location, good weather, …
I am, as noted, at a writer’s retreat hosted by Mary Robinette Kowal. I’ve been here an hour and already it is many shades of wonderful. One of the great things about a retreat like this is the truly terrific folks you get to meet. Last year, for instance, I …
I’m fried. That’s the sad truth of it. Teaching an overload, ramping up duties for this and that, working night and day on the Owain Glyndwr project … I can honestly say I’m not firing on all cylinders. I like to think that other folks — my students especially — …
If there’s one thing I rant and rave about in class, it is this: Think Critically. I’m always after this elusive beast. I prod and provoke, invect and invoke, all in the name of getting my students to stop wearing the blinders of ideology … to stop starting with conclusions …
Crazy times this semester. As a result of the unexpected unavailability of a faculty member, we had four full classes to staff less than 48 hours before classes began. I ended up with one of them, so I’m teaching an overload this term. Not really a big deal, I suppose, …