All About Me (just like the preschool theme)

So you want to know all about me? Okay, if you say so... If you have read my first post, then you already know I wear many hats.  I am Mommy to two beautiful little boys (my babies), Connor, 5, and Tasker Brett, who will be 1 year in June.  I am lucky enough to teach at their weekday school, so I am able to peek-in on them anytime I like, such a comfort to a worry-wort like me.  I am married to a wonderful man, Andrew, whose hobbies include, among other things, bringing home strange new animals and entrepreneurial ventures.  He's the metal man, uniform guy, giver of first aid, car-fixin', trash-pickin', Craigslistin' guy of my dreams.

I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2008 with a degree in English and a minor in Classical Studies.  A few months ago, I decided I was ready to pursue some more specific interests in writing and editing.  And so, I began the Graduate program at UNCG.  I have always been interested in publishing, and entered the master's program hoping to gain a better understanding of the ins and outs of the business.  The shift from printed text to electronic text is fascinating; I am excited to be in the researcher's seat during a time of such transition.

My main literary interests lie in Southern literature, especially in the works which might be classified as part of the Southern Renaissance.  I am interested in how Southern literature strives to deal with cultural and social relations.  Naturally, I find both the culture and landscapes portrayed in Southern fiction inescapably charming.  There is a magic about the South.  My favorite works bewitch me with their portrayals of a beautiful South of Spanish moss, clear evening skies, and sweet-smelling Magnolias--all of which are simply irresistible.

I also enjoy Modern poetry.  Wallace Stevens, W.B. Yeats, Robert Hass, and Theodore Roethke--the latter two probably more Contemporary, but favorites nonetheless.