Resume

• 2008

  Morton Hall

  I taught Freshman Composition on Tuesday/Thursday evenings for approximately seven semesters in a row. I learned a lot. I hope my students did. I enjoyed it mostly because EH 102 involved the reading of literature: short stories and poems. Now that they've changed the curriculum

  and EH 102 will be strictly an \"argumentative\" writing course

  I don't think I can maintain an interest in teaching it. We shall see. I have completed two extra (beyond MA requirements) graduate classes in American Literature

  one with Dr. Laurel Bollinger

  and one with Dr. Joe Conway

  and might be interested in teaching that at the 200 level.

  Part-time Instructor

  English Department

  University of Alabama in Huntsville

  I did absolutely everything to insure that the department ran smoothly for faculty and students. Sometimes I was successful.

  University of Alabama in Huntsville

  Publicist

  Wrote

  scheduled

  telephoned

  hob-nobbed!

  Huntsville Museum of Art

• 2002

  MA

  English Literature

• 1986

  Marylyn

  Coffey

  Huntsville Magazine

  Huntsville Museum of Art

  Hollywood Huntsville

  My House

  no company

  Wrote and edited; contracted with freelance writers...

  Huntsville Magazine

• 1984

  The Kaffeklatsch

  University of Alabama in Huntsville

  Learned about people!

  The Kaffeklatsch

  My House

  We'll see how this works out.

  Thinker and Putterer

  Huntsville

  Alabama Area

  Having recently retired

  I must give thorough consideration as to what to devote my energies to next. I am

  at the moment

  memorizing some lines for a short film being created by local filmmaker Melissa Therell; after that I want to create a short film myself in the Ken Burns style about my mother

  since I have so many photos and documents from her life. Some of my little films can be viewed at this link (which I was unable to put in the official \"link\" section for some reason): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC74q4FuR7ezVvI96d7vjKyg

  no company

  Hollywood Huntsville

  Five Points

  Huntsville

  AL

  I learned a lot!

  Student

• 1981

  BA in Studio Art

  minor in Art History

  MA in English Literature

  The Exponent! Day in and day out! Typesetting

  writing

  taking pictures. Publicity for the SGA

  also.

  University of Alabama in Huntsville

  One of the top humanities \"scholars\" when I graduated

  as I recall.

• 1973

  The Boston Phoenix

  Everything!

  The Boston Phoenix

  Did not complete degree

  Filmmaking

  Massachusetts College of Art

• 1970

  No degree obtained

  I attended classes at The Actors Workshop on Boylston and Mass.Ave. for a few months

  and was working on the part of Alma in Tennesee Williams's \"Summer and Smoke

  \" when I sort of scared myself during an improvisation exercise (I started fervently praying because those memorized words were the only ones in my head). Somewhat embarrassed (because I considered myself beyond religion)

  and wanting to move out of the all-female rooming house I was living in (my parents were paying tuition as long as I remained \"pure

  \") I dropped out and moved in with my boyfriend. It wasn't like my parents didn't know I was seeing him anyway. I did get a non-speaking (and non-paying) part in a children's production that year at the Charles Street Playhouse

  and also joined a strange acoustic band

  \"Woodsmoke

  \" as the singer and harmonica player.

  Basic stage acting

  The Actors Workshop

  Boston

• Research

  Curriculum Design

  Teaching

  Editing

  Literature

  Proofreading

  Higher Education

  Poetry

  Coffey