Blog Author - Frank Stoner
Frank earned his first master’s degree in Rhetoric from Colorado State University and a second one in Cognitive Linguistics from Bangor University (Wales). His recent academic work examines aspects of metaphor theory, Conceptual Integration, grammaticalization, and rollerblading discourse.
He has been a ramp builder, house framer, teacher’s assistant, data specialist, and writing center tutor. Currently, he works at the University of Texas and is also an adjunct faculty member at St. Edward’s University. He’s been skating for over twenty years and has appeared in videos and sections produced by Jan Welch, Lonnie Gallegos, Woodward Camp, Chris Majette, Jay Geurink, Brady Fontenot, Anthony Medina, Leon Humphries, and Dave Paine.
Frank is married to author Jess (Wigent) Stoner and lives in Austin.
You can contact him via email at f.stoner@gmail.com.
Frank Stoner’s - Recent Articles
Second Place: The Second Season
Greetings! Second Place is now back for its Second Season. This blog went on an unannounced hiatus last fall, and.....
Second Place: What Happens When God Dies: Truespin and Alley-oop
No matter what your actual theological beliefs are — devout Catholic, reborn Baptist, contemplative Buddhist, or staunch atheist — I’m.....
Second Place: The ADA and Rollerblading
You have probably never heard of him before, but I’m here to tell you that American rollerbladers owe a great.....
Second Place: Defenestration, Style and Downfall
This is a very strange topic to take up, especially after writing a whole piece on the complications and ills.....
Second Place: The Nature of Power in Rollerblading (Part 3)
So far in this little series on the nature of power in rollerblading, I’ve addressed Pastoral Power and Symbolic Power......
Second Place: The Nature of Power in Rollerblading (Part 2)
For many American rollerbladers, today will be marked by an excess of sunburn, dehydration, hangover, and a strong desire not.....
Second Place: The Nature of Power in Rollerblading (Part 1)
This post marks the beginning of a series I’m writing that deals with the nature of power in rollerblading. Each.....
Second Place: On Disasters
Ever wonder why “switch stance” sections in the VG videos were always titled Unnatural instead of something else like “opposite,”.....
