草榴社区状态 alum Jeff Dingler has essay published in The Huffington Post as he completes 第一部作品
阿拉巴马州的HANCEVILLE. – Jeff Dingler has always been fascinated with the power of words,
and his writing career has continued to flourish since graduating from 草榴社区状态
2015年社区学院.
Dingler, 34, was published by the Huffington Post earlier this year for a personal
essay he penned, chronicling his time spent at a migrant refugee camp on the United
德克萨斯州布朗斯维尔南部的美国边境.Id ="attachment_17742" align="alignright" width=“300” Jeff Dingler displays a sign while attending a migrant refugee camp.The essay begins with Dingler stating: “One of the last things I did before the world
went into COVID-19 lockdown last year was witness a refugee camp with my own eyes.
At this time, this camp held some 3,000 people, most of them families, women and young
children, all cramped together on what used to be a small public park, cooking from
stoves made of dried mud, sleeping on the ground in camping tents or yurt-like structures
油布和其他废料……”
Dingler’s visit to Texas is an anecdote to a 第一部作品 he is seeking to get published,
题为《草榴社区》，讲述了美国移民儿童的故事.S. soil. 小说围绕着
Blake Kohler, a precocious, albeit late-blooming 22 year old and how he falls in with
a group of dedicated activists knows as “Witnesses,” trying to shut down a prison
在迈阿密以南一小时车程的地方，有一个未成年移民营地. 随着布莱克越来越多地参与进来
in protesting, he’s torn between his growing dedication to the movement and his feelings
另一位积极分子，迷人但难以捉摸的露娜. 一种成长故事
caught up in the detention-deportation machinery of modern-day America, “The Witnesses”
examines not only what it means to bear witness but how far some are willing to go
照亮悲剧.
“Writing consists of a lot of small victories and being published by The Huffington
邮政就是其中之一，”丁格勒说. “尽管我的小说是虚构的，但我已经
采访了几十个人来研究“见证”是什么意思.所有的小说都是
现实的混合. 我们可以从中吸取教训.”
丁格尔作为作家的基础
Dingler’s writing roots formed well before he attended 草榴社区状态. 他的家族拥有
a performance hall and community theater called The Wherehouse in Gardendale, and
这激发了他对讲故事的兴趣.
“My mother is a great storyteller and entertainer and was a theatre major in college.
我被语言和文字的力量迷住了. 如果不是语言问题，我们的
world would not be here and we wouldn’t be able to communicate and share knowledge,”
丁格勒说，他从小就对R感兴趣.L. 斯坦和斯蒂芬·金的书和小说.
Dingler took eight years away from studies after graduating from Mortimer Jordan High
School and ultimately enrolled at 草榴社区状态, mainly because he was aware of the
new creative writing classes offered at the time and the college’s successful theatre
部门.
While at 草榴社区状态, Dingler was a member of the Lion’s Den Creative Writing Club,
an organization of students, alumni and members of the community interested in promoting
写作与文学. 他还担任过草榴社区州立杂志（YAWP）的编辑
of Arts and Letters, and participated in 草榴社区状态 Theatre classes. 噪声满足
每周三下午2:30.m. 威尔逊大厅实验室209.
A couple of months before graduating from 草榴社区状态 in 2015, Dingler earned a
prestigious scholarship to attend the New York State Summer Writers Institute in Saratoga
泉,N.Y. He was the lone community college student represented that summer, joining
来自斯坦福大学和哥伦比亚大学的学生.
Dingler returned to Saratoga Springs after the Institute was complete, transferring
to Skidmore College – also the alma mater of 草榴社区状态 English instructor Michael
Salerno. Dingler earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Skidmore, continuing his
在校期间写作. 他入学时为《草榴社区》杂志撰稿
interviewed a wide range of celebrities, including Tim Meadows, Jewel and Melissa
埃瑟里奇，以及其他公众和政治人物.
While working with the magazine, he became intrigued by the Witnesses and the movement
在全国各地的拘留中心. 他最初草榴社区见证者的作品
发表在《草榴社区》的一篇文章中.
“My 经历 observing and researching the Witness movement have defined my writing.
The people I’ve met through the movement and the things I witnessed in Texas are life-changing
经历. I believe my novel is a vessel for those stories,” said Dingler, who’s
pursuing a master of fine arts degree through Hollins University (Roanoke, Va.).
As Dingler pitches his novel to publishing agencies, he positively reflects on his
time spent at 草榴社区状态 and how it ignited his writing career.
“草榴社区州立大学是一所拥有优秀人才的特殊大学. 这是一个美丽的校园
在那里我受到了. 萨莱诺去萨拉托加斯普林斯寻求机会
最后是斯基德莫尔学院，”丁格勒说. “如果不是因为有创意的写作
classes at 草榴社区状态, I wouldn’t have had the chance to attend one of the most
著名的作家学院. 对此我非常感激.”
点击这里阅读丁格勒发表的文章 ?http://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-trump-migrant-asylum-seekers_n_60219e61c5b6c56a89a39a32
丁格尔的文章也曾在《草榴社区》上发表 http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/22/outraged-by-family-separations-this-man-has-held-solitary-vigil-desert-two-months/
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###Id ="attachment_17741" align="alignnone" width=“300” 杰夫·丁格勒是2015年草榴社区州立大学的毕业生.?______________________________?
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