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Most People Are Other People
A little girl holds her Tamu doll, circa 1970. Baltimore-based fiction writer and Goucher prof Kathy Flann reflects on her first significant relationship with a baby doll. ——– When I was four, my...
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Hi, Ho the Derry-O
In honor of Mother’s Day — which falls on May 13th this year — Baltimore-based fiction writer and Goucher prof Kathy Flann shares creative nonfiction that radically redefines the term soccer mom. My...
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Letter to America (from Mouth-Breathing Idiot)
image courtesy of The Rumpus Goucher prof Kathy Flann describes what it’s like — for her and her “family” of local writer friends — to be wrapped up in the dream of writing the Great American Novel in...
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“Run for Your Life…”– Baltimore Writers Talk Roth’s Retirement
Goucher fiction prof Kathy Flann considers the implications of Philip Roth’s decision to quit writing. Writer friends weigh in. One of the things about being a fiction writer who teaches creative...
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Cherry Blossoms, Labradoodles, Each Other: Is Joy a Daily Choice?
image courtesy of winsomecottagelabradoodles.com Goucher fiction prof Kathy Flann reflects on the final “deadline” we all face, the fact of our society’s deep denial of it, and what we can do along the...
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On the Tenure Clock: A Cautionary Tale
image via mycollegesandcareers.com As Goucher writing prof Kathy Flann endured five years of tenure-track hell, her health fell apart and she began to question her own creative work–you won’t guess...
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Forget He/She: Going Gender Neutral in the Classroom
When Goucher prof Kathy Flann encounters a writing student who wants to remain gender neutral in class, she’s happy to try to comply, but finds it far harder than she expected. Just before the spring...
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