Jonathan Metzl wants to reframe the gun debate
…Matthew Masters Gun violence is a local matter for Metzl, a Vanderbilt professor and director of the university’s Department of Medicine, Health, and Society. He was horrified by the 2018…
Advice for confronting the blank page
…FAMOUS IF ONLY I WERE Your path becomes much clearer when you realize that writing is essentially rewriting. While there are many POVs, all writing is first person. Be certain…
For 25 years she held our family
For 25 years she held our family. Mr. McGaw, himself a 50-year resident, handed over the keys all those years ago with the ceremony befitting a white-haired university historian. He…
Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds, discusses the delicate art of writing about war
…it did. Chapter 16: You’ve received enormous acclaim for The Yellow Birds. How has this great success so early in your writing career influenced your approach to writing or your…
Remembering Arthur Smith (1948-2018)
Arthur Smith came to Knoxville from central California, by way of Houston, Texas, and for more than 30 years he helped poets at the University of Tennessee find the path…
The psychology of deception takes center stage in R.J. Jacobs’ new thriller
…central courtyard.” Jacobs, who completed a post-doctoral residency at Vanderbilt University, is well acquainted with academia. From petty quarrels to jealousy to outright contempt, Jacob puts the team’s interpersonal dynamics…
