Perspective
Hagia Sophia from the Bosporus Strait. I had a birthday yesterday. Getting older every year. I got the cutest card from the cutest...
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The Blog.
I post bi-weekly about writing, editing, teaching, and travel.
- Feb 25
- 6 min
Hagia Sophia
Note: I am no historian or expert on this structure or region. As such, I am referencing History.com for most of the information...
- Feb 23
- 2 min
A First Look at Istanbul
The Republic Monument in Taksim Square. The sculpture commemorates the foundation of Turkish Republic in 1923. After spending a little...
- Feb 19
- 4 min
On the Importance of Reading and Writing
In Composition 101 at the University of Tennessee, students learn the basic elements of rhetoric and about how it applies to writing they...
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Brasov, Remembered
In today's post, I'm going to share the last of my photos from Brasov. Brasov is so full of character. I loved it. On Saturday, I'll...
- Feb 12
- 2 min
Mount Tâmpa
The city of Brasov cannot be separated from the mountain around which it was built. The first thing a visitor notices, in fact, is the...
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Sinaia
In my last post, I talked about PeleÈ™ Castle in Sinaia, but I didn't talk much about the city of Sinaia itself. Although I was only...
- Feb 5
- 4 min
PeleÈ™ Castle
I've been thinking about how buildings tell stories. Like novels, buildings tell stories about who we are, what we value, what time...
- Feb 2
- 2 min
The Cetatuia Citadel
Towards the end of my stay in Brasov, I found myself rushing to get to the last of the many sites I wanted to see. Brasov's Cetatuia...
- Jan 29
- 3 min
Why Are We Here?
On the first day of school, after the usual introductions and syllabus review, I ask my students to pull out a sheet of paper and answer...
- Jan 26
- 2 min
The White and Black Towers
The White Tower (Turnul Alb) The Black Tower (Turnal Negru) Sitting beside the Council Square (Piața Sfatului) in Brasov are two striking...
- Jan 22
- 2 min
To Be Remembered
In this post, I stray from my usual writing theme, though you had better believe I edited this for hours before posting! Reflection of...
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