by Michael McGuire | Jun 10, 2013 | News and commentary, Writing
It’s only been a few weeks since graduation from W&L, but I’ve already been at work trying to get some things published. (I have to thank Jeff Hanna for his help too.) This week, look for an op-ed on the purpose of a liberal arts education in The...
by Michael McGuire | Aug 12, 2012 | Writing
They built a prison beside the train tracks in Nowhere, Ga. If that’s not torture for the inmates, I’m not sure what would be. Every night between 8:12 and 8:23 p.m., a passenger train zooms by the yard where they, in summer, drink in the final precious minutes of...
by Michael McGuire | Jul 5, 2011 | News and commentary
I have to start this post with a confession–pun intended. I haven’t been following the Casey Anthony case on television. The whole ordeal has been dragging on for far too long, and I’ve not been home during the day to catch any of the action. After the verdict was...
by Michael McGuire | Apr 1, 2011 | News and commentary
A year and half ago, I was privileged to read an excerpt from Jasmin Darznik’s first published book, The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother’s Hidden Life. I was a student in her class on fabricated memoir, relieved to find out that Darznik’s story is one of truth. I...
