Photo credit: Paul Townsend Editor’s note: Go here to read parts I-III. By 1980 I had learned to…
Jimmy Gabacho
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I was busy over the holidays getting classes ready for the spring semester. I revised my notes,…
After this experience, I have to say that I am glad not to be on the market these days. When I was on the other side of the table, I wondered if the committee called candidates just to laugh at our desperation. I’ve since lost count of how many jobs I applied for, but I do recall the recurring question that often comes to me in dreams: “Why would you like to work at our university?” The obvious answer was “because I need a job!”
Photo credit: Jase Curtis He looked out at the parking lot of the mini mart where he’d…
Photo credit: Paul Townsend I It must have been 1969 when I heard the song “Hair” on…
Kid, have you rehabilitated yourself? Arlo Guthrie, “Alice’s Restaurant” One of the jobs I have on campus…
[photo credit: Richard Rutter] Job Search Blues Things have been tough all over in the Humanities…
The Job Description Me: Why the hell are we looking for someone who does this shit? This…
Soon after the announcement goes out, the applications begin to roll in. Ours requested a cover letter, curriculum vitae, writing sample, letters of recommendation, and university transcripts. The last of these is to verify that our hire actually has the credentials
William Zinsser once wrote, “Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon.” The comment is especially true in the case of
Up to this point I haven’t written much of anything about the hotel where we were staying. Punta Mita sits at the tip of a peninsula north of Puerto Vallarta in Nayarit. This stretch of land is pretty isolated. The advantages are that the guests can avoid the tequila-addled tourists found in the larger cities and enjoy some peace and quiet. The disadvantage is …
Rumors have been flying across the internet regarding the whereabouts of Jimmy Gabacho. He hasn’t posted anything…
Editor’s Note: go here for Parts 1-3 and here for Parts 4-5. 6 Harvey’s book doesn’t just give relationship…