Category Archives: coverup

Erasure with Natasha Trethewey

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Al

I mostly enjoyed the Thursday reading and q & a with Natasha Trethewey, sponsored by Literary Arts. Some of her poems sounded nice read aloud. I particularly enjoyed her palindrome. But I admit that I couldn’t focus on the poems … Continue reading →

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The Australian Job aka Memento Mori by Daniel King

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Al

“I’m not sure whether you will remember me, but many years ago I was a literature student of yours (before a family emergency necessitated I return to Western Australia). Since then, I’ve been concentrating on writing short stories; and I’m … Continue reading →

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Banned Book Week

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Al

This week, libraries are drawing attention to books which have been challenged.  See the map. I thought it would be a good time to remind people that most American colleges and universities pay lip service to academic freedom.  In reality, … Continue reading →

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Chilling

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Al

Have you ever written something that sounds like this?  Then you may be a workplace bully. Sadly, this sounds familiar to me.  The opening line: a report (from whom?) about unacceptable workplace behavior (which is?)  Later, the “do not discuss” … Continue reading →

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Ted Genoways

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Al

Now that the alleged workplace bullying of suicide victim Kevin Morrissey has gone national, I thought I’d provide links here to all of the posts regarding Ted Genoways, John Casteen IV, VQR (Virginia Quarterly Review), and UVA (University of Virginia) … Continue reading →

Posted in academic integrity, contest, coverup, crime, ethics, family, fiction, foetry, legal, media, memoir, money, poetry, president, teaching, tenure, threats, victim | 2 Comments

When Workplace Bullies Go Too Far

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Al

When my wife was a professor at UNCW, she was victimized by workplace bullying, and despite multiple complaints, it continued until she quit. (and beyond, but that’s another story)  One of the bullies had already forced three other creative writing … Continue reading →

Posted in coverup, ethics, my mfa beat up your mfa, sexual harassment, teaching, tenure, threats, uncw, victim | 15 Comments

Codename

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Al

rperlman calling whitenight.  come in whitenight.

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I Don’t Get Mad

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Al

About a year ago something incredibly unjust happened in my life. Part of me wanted to go public with the incident. I believe the action could have cost a few self-important big-wigs their jobs.  And believe me, they deserve it. … Continue reading →

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Go Away Sam Adams

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Al

So now the story’s that you kissed him when he was 17, but that’s not sexual contact? What will your line be next week, or even tomorrow? You are a slimy liar and completely unfit to govern this great city. … Continue reading →

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Ego-check

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Al

When I stopped following MayorSamAdams on Twitter yesterday, I noticed something interesting: he has 419 followers, yet follows no one.

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