Joe O'Connell
English/Creative writing
Welcome!
I teach English and creative writing at Austin Community College. I'm also a fiction writer, journalist, photographer and documentary filmmaker. See more at joeoconnell.com.
In Spring 2024 I will teach the following classes:
Honors Lit of War 16-week (online).
The texts are:
Neverhome by Laird Hunt
Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter
The Bridges at Toko-Ri by James Michener
If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O'Brien
Spoils by Brian Van Reet
Forms of Literature 16-week (online).
The focus is on short fiction. Most readings will be links on the web.
You will need this text (which should be easy to find inexpensively):
Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern (any edition)
Memoir writing 16-week (online).
The text is Fearless Confessions by Sue William Silverman. Other readings will be links on the web.
All class syllabi will be on Blackboard at https://acconline.austincc.edu/
If you have questions, contact me at joconne at austincc.edu