Kendall Giles

I guess you could say I am a writer, teacher, researcher, and/or raconteur. I was born and raised in central Virginia, and earned a BS from Virginia Tech and a PhD from Johns Hopkins, with a variety of work and travel experiences thrown in between.

Previous stories, articles, and papers have been included in The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature Journal, InYo: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives on the Martial Arts and Sciences, and more than a dozen academic journals and conference proceedings.

A while back I took a snapshot of my morning schedule – getting myself and all the critters ready for work.  This may explain why I may appear a bit disheveled in the mornings.

Or, as someone else so eloquently put it, ‘What’s that on your shirt?’:

  • 6:45 am: Alarm goes off. Cat digs claws in leg.
  • 6:48 am: Turn off alarm. Try to stop bleeding. Go back to sleep.
  • 7:25 am: Get up. Cat wants food.
  • 7:28 am: Find shower. Take one. Cat opens door and takes a free peep show.
  • 7:40 am: Cat rubs against my wet legs. Need to shower off.
  • 7:53 am: Look for clean clothes. Cat wants food.
  • 8:02 am: Uncover inside bird. Bird wants food. Bird screams at the sun. Bird screams at the birds outside. Cat wants food. Bird screams at the cat.
  • 8:07 am Go to kitchen. Dogs jump on me, knocking birdy water onto floor and my pants. Prepare birdy breakfast. Dogs run around. Cat wants food. Dogs bark at cat. Bird screams at dogs. Cat runs away. Dogs chase cat.
  • 8:20 am: Feed bird. Bird stops screaming. Cat wants food.
  • 8:25 am: Let dogs outside. Dogs run, sniff, pee, bark.
  • 8:45 am: Convince dogs to come back inside/catch dogs. Feed them.
  • 8:55 am: Cat wants food.
  • 9:00 am: Poop kitty litter. Feed cat. Cat happy.
  • 9:10 am: Let bird out. Bird flies around. Bird screams.
  • 9:20 am: Put bird back in cage. Hopefully I notice strange droppings on shirt, thanks to bird.
    If I notice, change shirt. If I don’t notice, my students will be sure to point it out.
  • 9:30 am: Feed self. Dogs want more food.
  • 9:32 am: Bird starts screaming. Cat wants attention. Dogs want more food.
  • 9:34 am: Give my breakfast to dogs, pet cat, give bird a treat.
  • 9:45 am: Rush to whatever I am late for.

In the meantime, feel free to browse around, read some of my stories, articles, and reviews, watch a movie, buy me a cup of coffee if you like, and please get in touch with me.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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