Williamsburg Miscellany

Well, I'm on the road again. This time at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The occasion? A joint conference of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the Society of Early Americanists. I belong to the SEA, a more literary organization than the OIEAHC, which is more historical.

I drove over here on Wednesday, and on Thursday morning I presented presented a paper on Charles Brockden Brown's Literary Magazine, and American Register (1803-1807). Having discharged my official duties early, I've spent the rest of the time attending different sessions, sleeping, eating, walking and writing.

I've had some revelations about my career as a scholar, revelations which I'll mull over a bit and then maybe write about here. But before I can do much about these . . . My professional life will be changing a good bit over this summer, and I don't yet know how that's going to affect any new ideas about myself as a scholar and writer.

More later.

Right now, I'm going to go to bed. The conference runs through midday tomorrow, but I've had enough. I'm anxious to get home and try to relax a little bit here and there.

News Flash: My younger son is now driving (with his brand-spanking new Learner Permit).