The French call it "l'esprit d'escalier," stairway wit. The witty thing you should have said that occurs to you only as you descend the stairs at the end of the evening. As a novelist, I find that I have staircase thoughts about each of my books, starting with my first novel, published in 1995.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The Next Adventure
I am delighted to report that I have been named the next Richard L. Thomas Professor of Creative Writing at Kenyon College, a five-year appointment to teach both fiction and nonfiction writing workshops in the spring terms.
Follow the Middle Path... Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean you'll be moving to Ohio?
ReplyDeleteJanuary to May, with some breaks -- the position comes with a wonderful house on the magnificent campus.
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