Father's Day: A Master's Class in How to Write Dialogue
Most dialogue practice connects somehow to observation. For example, a quick search about writing dialogue leads you to a Master Class article. The top practice suggestion is to listen to others talking and "Record everything they say and how they say it as specifically as you can." When I still lived in Guatemala, I completed this activity more than once; however, I never took notes more voraciously than when I moved back in with my dad. Since then, blogs posts, essays an
Beloit College Magazine: Spring 2026
The newest issue of the Beloit College Magazine is live and in mailboxes! For this issue I dug into the archives, visited classrooms, and had the opportunity to steward Ray Broad's story from a campus presentation to publication. Remembering history: the Class of 1919 Victory Fountain An unexpected find and a landscaping challenge led to the installation of a century-old class gift in front the renovated Morse Library. Beyond Board means back to the classroom for alumni Befo
Fit to Serve-Half and One Literary
I published this blog post celebrating the publication of a particular essay from my memoir, Strings in our Hands: A Memoir for My Community of Teachers. On campus today, I attended a talk by Daniel Wilkinson, author of Silence on the Mountain: Stories of Terror, Betrayal, and Forgetting in Guatemala. A full circle moment. Others in the room who don't know me yet were surprised that Guatemala was part of my story. Sometimes, I surprise myself that I forget the same. I knew I
