

Bring your book to class. Open the book. Say something!
Recently a student interviewed me for a class project. The 19-question interview covers many aspects of teaching, including goals for the...
Oct 18, 2017


Designing a Composition Course
I have now finished my Ph.D. and my first year as an Adjunct Professor. Here's a report from the field. I started graduate school in 2006...
Jun 1, 2017


Aesthetics and Sensation in Rhetoric
From the end of my dissertation, Kenneth Burke's Adolescence, 1915-1920: An Archival Study of Influence: At the end of 1918, after a few...
Oct 23, 2016


Reflections on Leaving the CWC
As we finish the academic year 2015-2016 at the Center for Writing and Communication (CWC) at the University of Memphis, I wanted to...
Apr 24, 2016


Website launched
It's time I enter the 21st century! I tried Facebook and it wasn't really my thing, but I've had a great experience using the Wix.com...
Mar 7, 2016