Re[2]: CCCC Sessions

[stephend@GVSU.EDU (DENISE STEPHENSON)]

     Thanks to Katie Fischer! What a wonderful thing to read. I feel 
     honored by your reporting of the session I organized. Thanks!!
     
     I also want to take this opportunity to say that my favorite session 
     was the "Drive by Sharing" put on by Lynn Nelson (I think that's 
     right) of ASU and a cohort of 6 undergraduate and graduate Native 
     American students. They write from the heart in the program there. (A 
     little of the sunrise and set, Katie.) It was fabulous material. As I 
     wiped the tears forming in my eyes, I worried that to be moved at such 
     a conference was anomolous (and it is mostly). But as I looked around 
     the room I noticed others with kleenex drawn. I heard sniffles around 
     me and saw faces burn trying to hold back emotional responses kept so 
     long in check. Obviously, I couldn't possibly do justice to the 
     beautiful texts we heard by way of synopsis, so I won't try. But more 
     of us need to follow this teaching example because in addition to 
     touching (as if more were needed), the pieces were incredibly well 
     crafted.
     
     Denise Stephenson
     stephend@gvsu.edu