Patrick C. Fleming

Last fall I returned to the classroom after a 5-year hiatus working for the National Endowment for the Humanities. I shared over the summer that I’m still deciding among a few different writing priorities. Nothing is quite ready even for this blog, but as I settle back into a teaching role, I have of course

My dad, Patrick Michael Fleming, passed away in August. My mom, Bronwen Claire Fleming (née Scoones) has Alzheimer’s, and can no longer recall details. But they lived very interesting lives. Their experiences included: Now that I no longer have the chance, I regret not asking them about their lives before I was born. And I