I've been thinking about this blogging thing for a long time now. So why start? Well, here's a simple reason: my friends Heather and Burt started a blog for their baby (due any day now), and in order to post a comment, I had to sign up for my own blog.
But the other reason is entirely self-serving: I think I am at a place of transition in my life. Big changes and all that. And it feels right to document it (for me more than anyone else--believe me, I know I am not all that interesting to others) in order to better understand it all--in order to be a better person. Yes, the writing teacher in me really does believe that good reading and careful writing can make you a better person. So here we go. I want to start kind of small, though, with a bit of "Where I've Been" and "Where I'm Going."
Where I came from:
Rocky Point, NY (birth to age 17, 1977-1995)
Roanoke College (undergrad, 1995-1999)
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (MA and PhD and a lectureship, 1999-2006)
The University of Richmond (a one-year visiting position, 2006-2007)
Where I am going:
Shepherd University (a tenure-track position in the Department of English and Modern Languages)
1 comment:
I had to sign up for a blog when I signed up for Heather's blog, too, but I didn't come up with a cool name like you did. I just put down something that popped into my head so I could post a comment on her blog. Now if I want to jump on the blog bandwagon I'll have to sign up for a blog with a cooler name. Hmmm....this can be my new project. :)
Oh, and we all think you're interesting, so blog away!
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