Walking and Writing

I am attending the Council on Undergraduate Research Dialogues today. The sessions inspire.  But the city lures.  I can't be in my "home town" and spend the whole day in a hotel. So I skipped a session and took a walk.

Perhaps I've presented an unfamiliar picture of DC, but I like it.  Public art at a public library. A celebration of writing and reading.

Writing has haunted me this week.  I read a haunting novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. I recommend it.

In preparation for being away a couple of days, I spent extra time prepping assignments for my PR writing class. I hope those assignments will help, rather than haunt, my students.

And within the space of five minutes earlier today, I tweeted about three excellent articles on writing:

#writing and #learning Make a Better Writing Assignment by Design ihenow.com/1VsmDZ2

#writetoberead Essay on accessible academic research ihenow.com/1Ww9WN1

#goodwriting requires #goodassignments Colleges should invest more in teaching students how to write ihenow.com/1Q5HrW3

Now, my walk is done, and I need to end my writing, too.  I must return to that conference in the bowels of the ball room. I know I will learn. I will grow. I will meet new scholars. If only I weren't so haunted by my home town....