PinnedKathryn D. TempleAn American in Australia(Try this fun writing prompt.)Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
PinnedKathryn D. TempleBalzac Messes Things Up: A Meditation on RevisionRevision is a messy process, as William Germano — and pretty much everyone else who has ever tried to explain it — illustrates with…Oct 29, 2022Oct 29, 2022
Kathryn D. TempleHumanities “Habits of Mind”(Note: these are not exclusive to the humanities but we believe they are emphasized in the humanities context.)Oct 4, 2023Oct 4, 2023
Kathryn D. TempleWhy I Teach Veterans for WSPHomer tells us that Odysseus’ return from battle was not what one might expect of a hero. Prone to tears, Odysseus seems traumatized…Apr 30, 2023Apr 30, 2023
Kathryn D. TempleCovid DreamsI’ve been having some strange dreams lately, probably most of us have.Jan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023
Kathryn D. TempleWhat they don’t tell you… *In 2006, my husband died of an aggressive, always fatal cancer, and suddenly in the space between one breath and the one that did not come…Jan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023
Kathryn D. TempleWriting as a Way of Knowing, Thinking, DreamingMany years ago, I received a call from the then-dean of the Liberal Studies Program at Georgetown. Would I tutor our non-traditional…Nov 11, 2022Nov 11, 2022
Kathryn D. TempleRituals, Resilience, and Why We Need to FailEaster is over and with it all the sad efforts to reenact the rituals of the day in the COVID-19 era. Virtual Easter egg hunts, online…Apr 16, 20201Apr 16, 20201
Kathryn D. TempleFrom social distancing to social isolation to … ?March 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020