I am a writer and a teacher of writing. If you challenged me to write a single sentence that summarizes me personally and professionally,...

Hi ChatGPT. My name Dan Vollaro. I’m an associate professor of English who has a Ph.D in 19th Century American literature. I’d like to...

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On a recent trip to Sarasota, I found myself trapped in one of those impossibly long lines at security check in Atlanta’s...

On my 32nd birthday in December 1996, I spent an entire morning tramping around an Indian reservation in New Mexico with a Browning rifle...