Joshua ConverseWhat Colleges Can DoI have addressed the lie that college necessarily equals a job before, but it bears repeating. Obviously there are factors that will…Dec 13, 2018Dec 13, 2018
Joshua Converse“Dad and Jack” by Joshua Converse“Dad and Jack” by Joshua ConverseSep 21, 2018Sep 21, 2018
Joshua Converse“The House on Beech”Here’s a spooky story as we head into the Fall. This was first published in Scheherazade Magazine and is now available as an ebook through…Sep 4, 2018Sep 4, 2018
Joshua ConverseBurial at SeaYears ago I wrote this story, which I called “Burial At Sea,” about a camping trip I went on with my old man. It’s true, so far as I…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Joshua ConverseI, Too, Will Fight You for the LibraryAmong my favorite poems is this one by Taylor Mali entitled “I’ll Fight You for the Library.” What I like most about Mali’s poem is how…Jul 27, 2018Jul 27, 2018
Joshua ConverseOn the Dubious Efficacy of Summer SchoolFor about 18 months, I have been asking students in my Composition courses to fill out a short questionnaire on the first day of class…Jul 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018
Joshua ConverseThe Dangerous Righteousness of Chronocentric AnachronismToday I read that Rudyard Kipling’s “If” was erased from a student center wall at Manchester University on the grounds that he was a…Jul 23, 2018Jul 23, 2018
Joshua Converse“Keep the Lights On”So, this is an older rather short scary story that I am releasing as a one-off “ebook” on Amazon. Let me know what you think. It’s…Jul 11, 2018Jul 11, 2018
Joshua Converse“The Summer People” by Joshua Converse“People disappear in Good Hope, year by year, but in Summer they return to walk the streets again. Dempsey Shaw had lost his wife the…Jun 27, 2018Jun 27, 2018
Joshua ConverseOn the Passing of Donald HallOn the night I met him, my teacher introduced him as a giant in the world of American Letters. He was bent under his years, but his voice…Jun 27, 2018Jun 27, 2018
