The posts on this site reflect the experiences and perspectives of UT students enrolled in RHE 310, a course in expository writing offered by the Department of Rhetoric and Writing.

The vignettes are stories from Austinites about Austin, recognizing and celebrating the characteristics that make and keep Austin weird.  They are modeled on the vignettes about New York City from New Yorkers that have appeared for years in a weekly column, “The Metropolitan Diary,” in the New York Times.

The commentary posts are brief opinion pieces about daily events, news items, and issues.

All posts have been authored, revised, and edited by the students. The site moderator/administrator is Professor Davida Charney.