The campus center at the University of Tennessee. In talking with a friend the other day, I realized I've never described the courses I...

In Composition 101 at the University of Tennessee, students learn the basic elements of rhetoric and about how it applies to writing they...

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...

In this post, I stray from my usual writing theme, though you had better believe I edited this for hours before posting! Reflection of...

I planned to write about writing today, but my heart just wasn't in it. I lost one a great post last Saturday, folks. It's going to be...

In last week's post, I talked about audience. I said that you should write for yourself first (be passionate) and, secondly, for your...

One of my favorite views in Knoxville is from the parking lot at U.T.'s visitor's center. Nestled into the hill on the west side of...