In this era of COVID-19, it can be easy to lose track of the big picture and get caught up in all the details. I was reminded of this the other day, when a former student, who I hadn’t heard from in a decade, posted a comment and tagged me in Facebook. She mentioned somethingContinue reading “Why We Teach”
Author Archives: Kendall Dunkelberg
A Look Back at #AWP20 in San Antonio
Receently, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs sent out a survey. They didn’t ask specifically about the conference, but their last question asked about our experiences in the past month or so. That was probably wise, since not everyone on their list went to the conference or was even planning to go, but askingContinue reading “A Look Back at #AWP20 in San Antonio”
@ATThelp Conclusion
After playing phone tag with Delva, we finally connected. At first she didn’t seem to understand what the problem was, but after I explained the delays we had encountered with our upgrade to fiber, she said was able to offer a $50 credit. It took over a week after our installation to get through toContinue reading “@ATThelp Conclusion”
Phone tag with @ATTHelp
Before I continue my little rant at ATT, let me say that we did finally get our upgrade from DSL to fiber, and the technician who came out was very friendly and helpful. I have no complaints about him, though I did have a terrible experience the first time. And now I’m stuck in customerContinue reading “Phone tag with @ATTHelp”
ATT Run-Around Follow-Up, Part 1
This morning, I was contacted by Hernando on ATT’s Social Media team @ATThelp. He said he wanted to help with the issues I experienced yesterday, so I connected to chat with him (it took a couple of tries before I got to the right person). I had already been looking into whether I could changeContinue reading “ATT Run-Around Follow-Up, Part 1”
ATT Support Run-Around Yet Again
There’s nothing like a little ATT tech support to get your heart rate and your blood pressure up. Not the most enjoyable form of ‘exercise,’ but it still feels like a workout. Anyone who’s read this blog very long knows that this isn’t my first run-in with ATT, but it may be the worst customerContinue reading “ATT Support Run-Around Yet Again”
Update, Day 3 of #AWP20
On the third day of #AWP20, things we’re much the same as before: somewhat bigger crowds in the book fair with the folks who had book fair stickers instead of badges. Since our table was in the hinterlands and some of our neighbors packed it in early, we started to wonder whether we should haveContinue reading “Update, Day 3 of #AWP20”
Update, Day 2 #AWP20
This will be a quick update, since day 2 was much like day 1. Smaller crowds, cancelled panels, a few more people in the book fair, and as far as I can tell, everyone seems healthy. In fact, I’m hearing more news of COVID-19 from other places than from here. Some of us may beContinue reading “Update, Day 2 #AWP20”
Update from #AWP20: Day 1
The first day of AWP in San Antonio was fine, if a little sleepy. The biggest problems were smaller crowds and cancelled panels. One of my students, Hollie, told about a panel on submitting where none of the panelists showed up, but lots of people were thee wanting to talk, so they took over theContinue reading “Update from #AWP20: Day 1”
#AWP20 in a Time of Coronavirus
More thoughts on my decision to attend AWP 2020 I thought about titling this “Love in a Time of Coronavirus” with a nod to Garcia Marquez, but then I thought better of it. On the one hand, my wife’s joke when we were disicussing whether or not to go was “Well, don’t kiss anyone!” IContinue reading “#AWP20 in a Time of Coronavirus”
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