About a week ago, I came across a link to these drawings by artist Yao Yao Ma Van As. They do such a magical job of illustrating the pleasures of living alone that I…

A few days ago, I mentioned to someone that I’m a professor. “That’s so cool,” she said. “I always wanted to be a teacher.” I pointed out that she already is. She teaches Sunday…

One of the bloggers I’ve come to know (virtually) over the past couple of years is Allison Arnone of the blog AA. One of my favorite features on her blog is the series she…

I’ve been teaching since I was 22 years old. In the 1980’s, when I started my teaching career, there was very little training offered to graduate students in English before we were put in…

Is it only women who find themselves being asked “How do you do it all?” Generally speaking, the answer to that question is yes. I know for a fact that no one ever asked…

This is the third post in a series aimed at the parents of college students. I invite you to read posts one and two as well. I can say without hesitation that becoming a…

For the last two months, I’ve really enjoyed having these monthly challenges to give my creative mojo direction. But alas, tomorrow is the first day of August–and we all know what that means. Even…