Frankie Carroll: 3 books

You’re running for your life in the woods, being chased by a crazed Russian mobster with an uzi. FBI agents are threatening to cut off Mr. Robinson’s fingers, coonhounds want your bacon, and an opossum stares you down. Terror awakes you to a cold sweat. The screams were yours, but the horror was...

What do the Unabomber, Little Red Riding Hood, and country club divas have in common? They are all out to get the church secretary.Not only are the divas and the media bent on on ruining Jackie McGrath's reputation by spreading gossip, but the old fogy members of the First United Methodist...

In a landmark collaboration, five co-authors develop a theme of ordinary disruptions ("the everyday") as a source of provocative learning moments that can liberate both student writers and writing center staff. At the same time, the authors parlay Etienne Wenger’s concept of "community...