Howdy! Here's 5 random things about me.

1. I've been teaching American literature and American studies for about 10 years.
   
   


2. My favorite genre is autobiography. I like thinking about how people understand their lives, and how they represent themselves to others.
   
   


3. Non-academic jobs I've had include: assistant editor and web manager for Foundry Management & Technology Magazine (now defunct, but not because of me); McDonald's manager; freelance writer for a Cleveland-based private investigator / televangelist.
   
   


4. I'm a runner and swimmer, and I used to be an orange belt in Shotokan karate.
   
   


5. I am obsessed with Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography.