This video is all about what it means to be a writer every day and about what it means to let your thoughts of being a writer invade everything that you do. You can hear me laughing during the "motorcycle" part of the video, and you can hear me say: "I'll provide the bumps." I think one of the most stunning aspects of this clip is the journal footage.
I'm a University Lecturer in English and the author of a novel, The Secret of Hurricanes (MacAdam/Cage 2002). My life is summed up by Rumi, who said: "My story gets told in various ways: a romance, a dirty joke, a war, a vacancy." Rumi's quote is the epigraph to Hurricanes. The purpose of this journal is to explore creativity and the writing life.
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Your voice is delicious. Let's hear more! I love this stuff.
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The journals ARE amazing! Were these journals they created for the course?
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ReplyDeleteIf I were any greener I'd be an alien invasion. I want to take your writing class.
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I have felt truly honoured to be allowed to 'sit in' on these sections of your classes. Thank you - and thanks to your students too for sharing their work.
ReplyDeleteThe people in my class are so amazing! I realize this more and more as I rescreen our video.
ReplyDeleteThanks for helping me to see this! And thanks for being such an awesome professor... seriously, you were a huge change from what I have all the time, and I really needed that.
As a future teacher, it's so good to see how much you (as a college professor!) care about your students. Seriously, seriously, seriously... thanks for being SUCH a great example.
Theresa, this is Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
What terrific students.
What lucky students.
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