by joscottcoe | Jan 30, 2019 | Culture, history
Tomorrow, all dioceses in the State of Texas have pledged to meet a self-imposed deadline. On that day, January 31, they will release the names of all priests “credibly accused” of sexual abuse. Eyes are focused closely on the Archdiocese of...
by joscottcoe | May 21, 2018 | buzz
by joscottcoe | Aug 10, 2016 | Culture, history, Uncategorized, writing
A week ago today, the clock at the top of Austin’s UT Tower restarted after being frozen for a full 24-hours, from 11:48 PM on August 1. After one night of darkness, the tower lights were also turned back on. It was just one clock, and only one day, but it was...
by joscottcoe | Apr 30, 2016 | Culture, history, women's history
On August 1, 1966, the world heard Charles Whitman’s gunshots as he shot and killed people he didn’t know from the top of the tower at UT Austin. It was the first mass shooting captured on television in the heart of a college campus...
by joscottcoe | Jan 3, 2016 | buzz, Culture, writing
At the AWP Conference in Minneapolis last year, I had the honor of participating in a panel of writers addressing the subject, “Confronting Our Fears: Turning Adversity into Art.” The latest edition of Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies offers a...
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