THINGS DAD

Authors

  • Sue Webb Michigan State University

Keywords:

family, patchwork, collage, Kansas, Dad, daddy’s girl, football, hunting, jalapeños, a 21.5-quart canner, tomatoes, beets, green beans, Cowboys, Redskins, chicken, charcoal, burnt biscuits, friends.

Abstract

When recipes help tell the story.

Author Biography

Sue Webb, Michigan State University

Suzanne Webb is a PhD candidate at Michigan State University studying Rhetoric & Writing with a concentration in Nonfiction. Sue’s current research interests are the inquiry practices of nonfiction writers, looking specifically at the essays of David Foster Wallace. Sue’s nonfiction essay “Charms & Chasms†won first place from Women Who Write and was published in their annual journal Calliope in 2009. She interned at The Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction for the 2009-2010 academic year. Sue seeks to “discuss the professional†by “using the personal.â€

Published

2011-04-05

Issue

Section

Family Tales