Sports Fanaticism: or, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Yesterday, the Colorado Rockies lost their eleventh game in a row and are cemented in last place. It’s May. We’ve [...]
Reading My Contemporaries
As a professor of early American Literature, I read a lot, but mostly DWG (Dead White Guy) Lit. In the [...]
Just Write, Baby
I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately (okay, two) about the importance of a good writing space—the perfect studio, [...]
I Used to Be an Athlete
This is mostly about my knees. They creak now. Stiffen up. When I get up in the morning, I feel [...]
Summer Off
Well, it’s winter already, isn’t it? That wasn’t much of a fall, as lovely as it was. So I’m doing [...]
Try, Try Again
Whenever I would read about someone publishing a book for the first time, the narrative went something like this: “I [...]
Dave’s Top Ten List My Top Ten Pet Peeves
Remarkably, I have only ten pet peeves, which is about 28 fewer than the average middle-aged American’s and 143 fewer [...]
They’re All Grown Up Now
Right now, my son is outside, forging a flagstone walkway from our driveway to our front stoop. It’s 8:45 on [...]
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