An Artist’s Statement, via Autobiography, Part Two

*You ought to read “An Artist’s Statement, via Autobiography, Part One” first. If this is an artist’s statement, then what is it that I am trying to do? The first and most important thing to understand about me is that I consider myself a writer first — an artist, not a journalist, not a teacher, although I am a writer who teaches. That last statement may seem in odd lieu of having received several awards for my work as a teacher, but I think those awards only lend credence to… Read more An Artist’s Statement, via Autobiography, Part Two →