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I was born and grew up in Wichita County, northern Texas. Recollections of a farm, a small town, Bullbats (though not Bluebirds) booming overhead, loneliness despite the predominance of grown-ups, ...voir plusI was born and grew up in Wichita County, northern Texas. Recollections of a farm, a small town, Bullbats (though not Bluebirds) booming overhead, loneliness despite the predominance of grown-ups, Friday night lights on the football field, and killer dust storms remain vivid memories. At Midwestern University (then called Hardin College), English instructor Miss Weber admonished her summer college prep students to write with originality, with "freshness." It’s an enduring challenge for authors, not least because "Write what you know" vies for commendation with freshness as a fundamental guiding principle. Balance isn't easy.
I have been incredibly lucky. Volunteer service in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War -- in my case, standing on guard prepared to defend one's citizens -- permitted me to sample life in diverse places. Graduate studies at Berkeley led to a PhD in international relations. This degree opened the way for an invitation to teach at The University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, thereafter at Yale, Brock, Princeton, Columbia, University of Toronto, York (Glendon College), and Mount Holyoke,. Since formal retirement I have continued to teach and consult at academic institutions in the U.S. and in Canada, where I now live.voir moins