Sitting on My Porch with Seneca: Personal Essays of Wit & Self-Reflection

By Buzz Brookman

In Sitting on My Porch with Seneca , Professor Emeritus Buzz Brookman presents 32 personal essays delivered through the lenses of wit and self-reflection built upon over forty-four years of university teaching. Brookman recounts humorous and trying episodes from first grade through teaching at Harvard and beyond, including his run-ins with an Ethiopian policeman, a refrigerator, and Russian Geography. He introspectively explores his long and winding path toward writing and reflects on experiences such as skinning a pig in China, reading Seneca, and going to the opera. Whether describing a flight on the Romanian national airline, teaching a course in Bulgaria, consulting on a tattoo, or listening in on a phone conversation à la Mark Twain, Brookman brings a unique view, voice, and humor to the page. In this collection of pieces written over a period of three decades, he seasons the essays with his philosophical and spiritual insights on the mundane and extraordinary happenings of life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CQJ44W77
• ISBN13: 9798871244173
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 247 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.6" x 5.5"