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New column: “How to break the heart of a modern college student”

Posted on September 28, 2017 by scout2011

This week in my newspaper column, I’m talking about Kevin Costner, “Dances with Wolves,” and what’s it has been like to share the film with my college students, who weren’t even born yet when the movie came out. After 13 … Continue reading →

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New column: “Here’s to the teachers, and here’s to us!”

Posted on August 31, 2017 by scout2011

By far, the bravest thing I do each year in late August is to watch my children walk away from me, and into school. So this week in my column in The Greenville News, I’m raising my glass, so to … Continue reading →

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New column: “Swimming lessons”

Posted on July 27, 2017 by scout2011

There is not much more important in the summertime South–and, really, anywhere in the world–than learning to swim. So that, fear, courage, swim teams and more in my column this week in The Greenville News. To read, click here.

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New column: “End of semester crunch time”

Posted on May 4, 2017 by scout2011

It’s that time of year: crunch time for teachers, students, and parents. And I am buried beneath a pile of papers. Help! Kidding. Only a little. That and more in my column this week in The Greenville News. To read, … Continue reading →

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New column: “Book clubs and dreaming big”

Posted on March 16, 2017 by scout2011

It’s a special thing, as a first-time novelist, to visit book clubs. A dream come true, really. But it’s especially lovely when you get to be the guest at the book club of your 6th grade Language Arts teacher, like … Continue reading →

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New column: “Do all the things. Try all the stuff.”

Posted on November 25, 2016 by scout2011

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! Oh, how I hope that today has been filled with friends, family, great food and good cheer for all of you. My column this week in The Greenville News, however, is not about Thanksgiving. It’s about being … Continue reading →

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New newspaper column: “Teacher appreciation”

Posted on May 14, 2015 by scout2011

Today’s column in The Greenville News is for the teachers. In my case, for one in particular: my high school AP English teacher, Ms. Sue Wilson. She’s the kind of teacher everyone wishes they had. To read, click here.

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Today’s newspaper column: “King’s ‘Letter’ holds lessons to remember”

Posted on February 19, 2015 by scout2011

Today’s column in The Greenville News is about the best letter I’ve ever read–Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”–and why I teach it to my college students each semester. February is also Black History Month, of course, so … Continue reading →

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Being an Adjunct Professor Isn’t for Sissies

Posted on December 16, 2014 by scout2011

This coming Fall (2015) will mark my 10th year teaching English at the small, private, liberal arts college in North Carolina that I love. I teach among colleagues and writers I like and admire. Every semester I devote my time, … Continue reading →

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Catching Up: Two New Newspaper Columns

Posted on September 2, 2014 by scout2011

Hi, all, Well, what with my oldest starting kindergarten last week, the Labor Day Weekend, and my youngest starting preschool, I have been remiss about posting the links to my last two newspaper columns. Here they are, and I hope … Continue reading →

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