Author Archives: Steve Krause

Will Richmond and Monument Avenue be next?

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Steve Krause

I lived in Richmond, Virginia from 1988 to 1993, while I was in the MFA program in creative writing at Virginia Commonwealth University and then while working at a “real job” for a few years before I entered the PhD … Continue reading →

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Where was I? Oh yeah, MOOCs

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Steve Krause

Slowly but surly (surly but slowly?), the MOOC book project I’ve been working on continues. I don’t want to jinx it by saying too much, but I am hoping to finish a manuscript by late summer/early fall fall/early winter, which … Continue reading →

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Writers Having to Work for A Living, a #firstworldproblems

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Steve Krause

The Book Review section of the Sunday New York Times includes a couple of essays in the “Bookends” section under the collective headline Do Grants, Professorships and Other Forms of Institutional Support Help Writers but Hurt Writing? Siddhartha Deb (who I think is … Continue reading →

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Please excuse this post that is not entirely about the death of another grandparent

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Steve Krause

Earlier this week, a little attempt at humor appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, a piece by Shannon Reed called “To My Student, on the Death of Her Grand­moth­er(s).” Over 300 comments later (as of this morning, at least), it’s … Continue reading →

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How to respond when a non-academic wants to talk about how you “don’t have to work in the summer”

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Steve Krause

I’ve been meaning to write something about summer work in academia along the lines of what Alex Reid did back in mid-April. But I hadn’t gotten around to it until now (and this post took me over a week to write, … Continue reading →

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Our 2017 Transatlantic Cruise Part 3: London & Reykjavik

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Steve Krause

Twenty-one days, which is as long as I’ve been away from home in as long as I can remember. A great trip– including parts one and two— and now I’m ready to be back home, at least for a couple … Continue reading →

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Our Transatlantic Cruise Part 2: Ports of Call

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Steve Krause

The cruise part of this trip is almost over and still a mixed bag for me. Sometimes it’s smooth, sometimes it’s not; sometimes the food is good, sometimes it’s not. Sometimes the weather has been good, other times not so … Continue reading →

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Our 2017 Transatlantic Cruise, Part 1: At Sea

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Steve Krause

Loyal stevendkrause readers and/or just friends of mine might recall I went on a cruise back in 2014 where my reaction at the end of it was basically “that was mostly okay, I guess.” So why am I on a Transatlantic … Continue reading →

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What I did in the 2016-2017 academic year: a memo for Dean TBA

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Steve Krause

I was already planning on writing something to reflect on the 2016-17 academic year, and then two things happened. First, my department head (at the request of our interim dean) sent an email to all faculty suggesting that we individually … Continue reading →

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That horrible and strange article about writing by John G. Maguire

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Steve Krause

I have some time on my hands right now. I am completely done with the 2016-17 school year, I am not teaching this summer (and thus not contractually obligated to do much of anything until late August), I won’t be … Continue reading →

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