Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Neil Tesser: Out of Season

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Richard Guzman

With everything on hold this year, including baseball, I’m re-reading Neil Tesser’s piece “Out of Season” with greater than average nostalgia.  David Starkey and I put this piece in our 1999 book Smokestacks and Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago Writing.  … Continue reading →

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A Baccalaureate Sermon: It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Richard Guzman

Yesterday I had my last online video class with students who were studying “The Long 18th Century” with me this term.  Online because of the world pandemic, because of which there won’t be any traditional graduation ceremonies, or much else … Continue reading →

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Unpacking Racism: Practical Steps to Fight Racism

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Richard Guzman

  This article is part of a series of posts based on the 2020 Laity Convocation of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church.  Go to the Lead Post in this series for a complete list of articles.  … Continue reading →

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