So excited about this cross-career exchange at RSA 2026. Others, please sign up! #teamrhetoric forms.gle/HXSXPTAhGqkZ...

First day of class takeaway: MANY clusters of students are watching The Summer I Turned Pretty. Consensus: It's bad, but we're all watching it.

I just finished The Names by Florence Knapp. What a wonderful, thoughtful book! It brought me a lot of joy today. #books www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

My love for you is pure #dogsofbluesky

Ruby says, "Have a good day!" #dogsofbluesky

Is success really just failing a little at everything?

Me and my Peggy... Sunday relax day... #dogsofbluesky

The Positionality Stories blog (medium.com/positionalit...) is looking for contributors. Each post is peer edited. If you would like to write about how your teaching, work, or research intersects with other parts of your life, submit a blog post idea here: forms.gle/Egf1fyKUnK1W... #teamrhetoric

Sunday nap day! #dogsofbluesky

I forgot how addictive using magic erasers is. I have ended the life of many a spot tonight.

My life would be complete if only I had a compilation of all Tammie Brown's confessionals from Drag House Rules. 😂💃🏻🥇 youtube.com/shorts/y6Wyx... @planettammie.bsky.social

I'm looking for good books that encourage curiosity and trying new things, especially learning new technologies. I want something for my college students to read because I have many who are very resistant to learning technology and taking initiative. Recommendations welcome! #academicsky

Looking for rhetoricians who want to present at the Association for Business Communication (ABC) conference this year. We are forming a panel! ABC is in Long Beach, CA, in October. If you would like to join the panel, submit your idea in our form: forms.gle/yaWvh9NLU9aa... #teamrhetoric

There is only one Peggy Sue #dogsofbluesky

I never met him, but Peter Elbow is one of my biggest inspirations for teaching and composition research. What a wonderful legacy he left! #teamrhetoric #academicsky www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/e...

Time for a haircut #dogsofbluesky

The Rhetoric Special Interest Group at the Association for Business Communication (ABC) is organizing a panel for the 2025 ABC conference in Long Beach, CA, in October. If you would like to join the panel, submit your idea in our call for proposals form: forms.gle/V9pitJLfjN95... #teamrhetoric

I'm teaching multimedia design after two years of teaching biz communication. As much as I love reading student work, it is so refreshing to be lulled into the grading zone with beautiful color palettes rather than summary paragraphs and slide decks. #academicsky #brainbalance

How dare you talk to me before breakfast! #nightowl #dogsofbluesky

This is my dog, and I love her #dogsofbluesky

Want to help your students apply what they're learning in your class AND contribute to the greater good? Teach them how to write a scientific opinion piece! 📝 The Op-Ed Project has some fantastic resources for getting started, and we'll be sharing our own soon 👀 www.theopedproject.org/resources

Anyone else shook by the news that the Society for Technical Communication is dissolving!? #teamrhetoric

When your dog's medical condition forces her to wear a bodysuit that makes her even cuter... #dogsofbluesky

I echo this sentiment.

I knew all this was going to happen. But nothing can really prepare you for what it feels like when the moment actually arrives. This is why we need each other and our communities. I plan to turn to them a lot in the coming years.

You can believe in peace and still fight for what is right.

I picked up some of your stickers at RSA a few years ago and have been wanting more ever since. I could not remember who made them!!! Thank you for brightening my day ☀️

#TeamRhetoric, want some really cool stickers to put on recruiting tables or give to students as prizes or just get a good convo going? Check out Dr. Ryan Skinnell's @rhetrickery.bsky.social awesome sticker store! ryanskinnell.com/rhetoric-sti...

Join the @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social editorial team! We're a supportive, fun (yes fun!) and creative group of #TeamRhetoric faculty that also features graduate and undergraduate students. Let me know if you have questions! #AcademicSky #Publishing Here's the link: constell8cr.com/call-for-man...

First day back to school.... done! #academicsky #dogsofbluesky

Hi #TeamRhetoric We have a new issue out! RHM 7.4 includes topics like: a review of RHM research and its responsiveness, religion, identification and agency, air justice and health literacy, mental health rhetoric, and assisted suicide. Read here: journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/issue/vi...

When you find your person... #dogsofbluesky

two academic work pro tips: --remove mail apps from your phone. there are no academic emergencies. --pick one day and make it meeting free. If you can't do a whole day, then block of chunks a couple times a week. ensures you have dedicated time to think, read, do the work. #TeamRhetoric

When you spend 15 minutes thinking your TV is broken only to discover that your dog has loosened the cable connection on the back of the TV. #dogsofbluesky

Traveling in the back of the SUV... #dogsofbluesky

I will never not enjoy this! Patti rules :) youtu.be/E2Vy8g3ffKM?...

Road trip! Where does one dog stop and the other start? #dogsofbluesky

New article on grading and AI published today! Thank you to co-authors Gavin Fox and Keri Larson. #academicsky doi.org/10.1177/0273...

Clean laundry isn't only for folding #dogsofbluesky

Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends: 1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration; 2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you; 3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.

Watching the short series, “Day of the Jackal” on Peacock, I am grabbed by the theme song, “This is Who I Am” by Celeste. She’s a British jazz singer and songwriter, who’s been compared to Adele, Nina Simone and Amy Winehouse. How did this artist evade my radar? music.apple.com/us/album/thi...

Music for strutting youtu.be/Fo6aKnRnBxM?...

In my 20s, I said I would never be a teacher. I hated explaining anything to anyone. No patience. Now, it is hard for me to imagine doing anything else. I love it so much! It's an endless challenge, but teaching is an ideal profession for a performance-oriented, curious intellectual. People change.

I love teaching here at W&L! Two students gave me really thoughtful thank you cards at the end of the semester, and others have come by just to connect. It's so special! Maybe it's the students, or maybe I'm becoming a better teacher 💜💜🤓

For everybody at the end of the semester! youtu.be/cZid3J36wH8?...

Why do I procrastinate going to bed every night!?! I love staying up! But I would love to wake up on time in the morning, too.