On December 1st, I wrote a post that was equal parts letter to Sharp and expression of lament on the passing of my beloved graphing calculator. My Sharp EL-9300C had been with me since high school. We’d lived in 6 states together. We’d shared gains and divided losses. We’d integrated …
April 20-22 I’ll be in Roswell, Georgia for JordanCon 4, a growing convention devoted to the works of Robert Jordan. I’m extremely excited to be a part of the scene, which will give me a chance to catch up with old friends (Team Jordan, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Eugie Foster …
Tom Thompson, the director of the Lowcountry Writing Project, sent along a few pictures he took during my lecture a few weeks ago. I liked this one in particular: It’s strange, now that I get this, to think of how few pictures I have of myself doing these kinds of …
Amid all the craziness of the past few days — particularly my excitement with the students about the publication of The Shako — I received notice that an article of mine has been accepted for publication in English Journal. This was the second one in a week, which is by …
It’s Corps Day weekend here at The Citadel, which means that it’s time for yet another edition of The Shako, the Literary Magazine of The Citadel. After a year off, in which another colleague took over the reins, I was once again in charge of the magazine, which is an …