I will be on leave for the 2009-2011 school years to work on writing projects.

Spring 2009 courses:

Creative Nonfiction (English 3724)
English 3724 explores creative writing's most exciting and diverse genre. In this course students will have the opportunity to read and write personal essays, memoir pieces, nature essays, travel narratives, lyric essays, and nonfiction short-shorts—all forms of “truthful” creative prose that fit under the umbrella term “creative nonfiction."

Introduction to Creative Writing (English 2744)
This course is designed for beginning creative writers. Students will learn and practice skills important to writing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.

First-year Composition (English 1106)
After completing English 1106, students should be able to successfully meet the Council of Writing Program Administrators learning outcomes. The WPA outcomes state that students completing first-year composition classes should have an understanding of rhetorical knowledge; understand critical thinking, reading, and writing; be aware that writing is a process; and understand the conventions of academic writing. At Virginia Tech all sections of First-year Composition are themed. In Spring 2009 our course theme will be "Earth Sustainability."

Past courses taught at Virginia Tech:

Creative Nonfiction (English 3724)
Introduction to Creative Writing (English 2744)
Introduction to English Studies (English 2614)
First-year Composition (English H1204, 1106, 1105)

Past courses taught at West Virginia University:

Introduction to Creative Writing (English 111)
Composition and Rhetoric (English 101 and 102)