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Current home: Atlanta, Georgia
Age: why?  31
Program: MA
Year in the program: finished second year

Fill us in on your background. Schools attended, work situation, etc.
I graduated with my BA in English from the University of South Carolina in ‘99.  I teach World Literature to the sophomores of The Galloway School and have begun my sixth year there. I taught freshmen English at Southside High School (Greenville, S.C.) when I first began. I can’t think of anything better than spending my days talking about books and grading essays.

What led you to the School of Letters program?
Fortuitously, I received the brochure for SOL in my mailbox at Galloway. Many of my colleagues graduated from Sewanee and encouraged me to attend. I could think of nothing better than attending a graduate school in the summers on such a beautiful campus.

What writing/academic projects are you working on currently?
Thanks to the efforts of Hannah Palmer, I am now involved in a continuation of a writing workshop that plans to meet over the year.

Favorite class so far at Sewanee:
1850s American Literature with John Ernest

What would be your fantasy class or workshop at Sewanee, and who would teach?
I would love to take a Modernist Lit. class taught by Ernest.

What advice would you give to any prospective students?
Bring quarters for the washing machine and be prepared to read. a lot.

What are you reading these days?
White Like Me by Tim Wise and my students’ essays