Had Emmett been buried at Congressional Cemetery in D.C., I might actually would have been able to say, “Yeah, Emmett and I once saw a movie together.” Here’s what I mean: Tonight’s flick: Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. The movie starts at 6:30. The next event at the cemetery is Dead Man’s […]
As I prep for the trip this weekend, I have to admit I’ve always been a bit of a white-knuckle flyer. It’s not so much the being airborne that makes me squeamish as it is sitting in business class or whatever they call it these days, in a smallish seat […]
Today is Emmett Wilson’s 133rd birthday! I’ve been wracking my brain to come up with something clever, that does not feel contrived, to honor this auspicious day. Most of the reason for the lack of inspiration is the residual mental crispiness of burnout from all the writing this past week. […]
You’ve seen me rant in earlier posts about the decline in general student performance, both in my own classes and in higher ed in general. Here’s an interesting story about collegiate football fans. Given the fact that I see — and catch — more instances of plagiarism and poor grammar […]
My hometown television station featured this today: Usually, when a billboard is vandalized, someone gets upset, but the law firm of Morgan & Morgan said they liked it, and will keep it up, until MSU loses a game this year. I say one of the law partners MUST be an […]
Happy Maroon Friday, everyone! College football season starts tomorrow; my beloved Mississippi State Bulldogs aren’t even RANKED this week. Huh. I seem to remember a certain team that also entered the first week of college football season unranked in 2014, only to climb to the top of college football rankings […]
A friend from the program sent me this meditation tonight. I was telling him how I wished I could move Emmett’s book along, and how sometimes I feel like I have to force myself to write to keep things moving. I thought you’d like to see it, too. The title […]
While looking around on Shorpy.com, I found an ad that was painted on the side of a building, one much like the one below, that made me wonder — was this one of Emmett’s preferred brands of whiskey? Personally, I can see Emmett sidling up to the bar at The […]
You know I love my students. I love teaching writing to my students. So, you have to know that this person was never one of my students… …else, she’d know how to spell her curse words correctly. This reminds me of a message I received from a student almost two […]
All this Fall and Back-to-School activity around me showed up in my unconscious last night. I dreamed that I went to Emmett’s alma mater, Stetson University in DeLand, Florida! DeLand is, unfortunately, way out of my way on this next research trip down to Florida, but I’d love to see […]
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