TY - SER KW - teachers KW - writers AU - Dave Newman AB - Dan Charles, an adjunct writing instructor at Pitt, struggles to balance the writer's life with work, wife, and kids. Stuck in a rut, Charles takes a second job making hubcaps out of scrap metal near Braddock where he drinks and dreams. C1 - 2000s C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Downtown; Bloomfield; Oakland; University of Pittsburgh; Cathedral of Learning; Squirrel Hill; Schenley Park; North Side; South Side; E. Pittsburgh; Braddock; Wilmerding; Beaver County; Westmoreland County C4 - Literary; Roman à clef; Campus CY - Los Angeles LA - English M3 - Novel N2 - Dan Charles, an adjunct writing instructor at Pitt, struggles to balance the writer's life with work, wife, and kids. Stuck in a rut, Charles takes a second job making hubcaps out of scrap metal near Braddock where he drinks and dreams. PB - Writers Tribe Books PP - Los Angeles PY - 2012 RN - Dave Newman (1971- ), born and raised in Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland County, publishes poetry and fiction. He is married to the writer Lori Jakiela. EP - 315 p. TI - Raymond Carver Will Not Raise Our Children ER -