by Michael McGuire | Jul 2, 2013 | Writing
A reflection after publication in The Chronicle Review I woke up last Monday morning more excited than I had been since graduation. Finally, an excerpt from an essay of mine was going to be published in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s The Chronicle Review. I...
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...