PinnedRob Roenschthe title is the photographsI promise to ask no questions here. I am going to say what I think as clearly as I can.Jan 12, 2016Jan 12, 2016
Rob Roensch2022ish Mixtape Liner Noteshttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PJs0w9i3f8qGSIbq2IIOh?si=0ce6f6ab51e640b9Dec 16, 2022Dec 16, 2022
Rob RoenschFive LowsWhen I first got into indie rock, I knew so little about it (or anything else) that I would sometimes pool my lawnmowing money to buy a new…Aug 5, 2021Aug 5, 2021
Rob RoenschThe Musical QuestionWhat is more embarrassing than writing about the music you don’t intellectually love or or ethically love but actually love?Jan 30, 2021Jan 30, 2021
Rob RoenschGillian Welch and the American NowhereAs if from nowhere, Gillian Welch (along with guitarist David Rawlings) appeared in the late nineties singing new songs on old guitars…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Rob RoenschNotes on “Notes of a Native Son”I’ve been teaching James Baldwin’s essay “Notes of a Native Son” in different kinds of classrooms for almost twenty years. As material for…Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020
Rob RoenschFor the first online writing class after the face-to-face world was closed: “First Sight” response…I’d like us all to take a step back and take a deep breath before we move ahead with a more formal assignment. None of what’s happening in…Mar 22, 2020Mar 22, 2020
Rob RoenschA Note to my Intro to Fiction Class: A Workshop PhilosophyThe classic “creative writing workshop” scene is familiar: an apprentice writer sits silently, listening to her story being torn apart by…Mar 5, 2020Mar 5, 2020
Rob RoenschThe Story to TellThough it was spring, there was a chance of freezing rain, and storms. I knew I would have to drive the not-quite-two-hours from Oklahoma…Nov 16, 2019Nov 16, 2019