Let's get together and write about our differences.

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Contact the Instructor

bradford@

livesincommon.com

The Course

The Teacher

The Essays

Lives in Common is a course in writing personal essays designed to bring diverse and even dissident voices together as a way to help essay authors realize how to communicate with the “other.” Even though students may feel Worlds Apart from others, they can use language to mend broken ties. Students who complete the course will earn the opportunity to have their final essays published on this site—for all the world to read—our Common Destination.

Basic Information about This Course

First of all, this course is free. The essays published at this site are gifts to the world, and the course itself—including all materials, such as textbooks—is a gift from the instructor as he attempts to make the world a better place. Twice per week, the instructor will present live lectures and invite student participation in discussions. Students will not receive letter grades for their work. Instead, successful students—those who complete all assignments and work diligently, earnestly toward the completion of a superb essay—will be given the opportunity to have their final essays published at this site (livesincommon.com), which will optionally include the biography of the author. Essays will be polished, beautiful, and worthy of world-wide reception. The course will be semester-long and coincide with the typical university schedule. You can download the course syllabus at this site.

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