Apr 6, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I refuse to be categorized as a coffee addict; I think three mugs before being able to function is perfectly normal. Of course, since Bud and I have moved to our new home in an idyllic rural setting, my commute to the University of Vancouver where I’m a professor of...
Apr 5, 2016 | A Day In My Life
One day, I was just minding my own business in the University library working on my dissertation in transcendentalist literature, and the next I was driving halfway across the country in an utter panic. I should back up. Like in any good story, I should start from the...
Apr 4, 2016 | A Day In My Life
When I dreamed of becoming an English professor, I didn’t realize that I was essentially assigning myself homework for the rest of my life. It’s too late now, though: I’ve just begun a new job at Stonedale University. It’s a lovely campus, in a...
Apr 3, 2016 | A Day In My Life
The following exchange between Summer Smythe, 26 (name and age unconfirmed) and Dorothy Westin, 78, takes place between 2 and 2:30 pm. Hibiscus Pointe Senior Living Community, Milano, FL. S: Whoa, Dorothy, don’t drink that iced tea! The stuff tastes like gasoline, I...
