I'm a professor at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. Most of my teaching and scholarship focuses on the connections between writing and technology. Lately I have been teaching and reading and writing about AI, just like many folks in writing studies.
More than you probably want to know.
I've been blogging since 2004. In the old days, I posted a lot more often, but most of those early posts were things I'm more likely to post nowadays on Facebook, Substack, and/or Instagram.
I used to run a community blog site called EMUTalk.org. Nowadays, EMUTalk is a Facebook group.
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And browsing around your blog page, I saw that you did your Thesis with Lee Smith. *The* Lee Smith, writer of Fair & Tender Ladies, one of the best books I’ve ever read. Wow! That must have been something.
Oh yes, almost 20 years ago now. That was my MFA, when I was thinking I was going to be the next great novelist. That hasn’t quite turned out. Lee was (still is– though I haven’t seen her in all these years) a great teacher, a great and fun person, very kind, very insightful, etc. Really helped me become a better teacher and writer and person.