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Red Faced Déjà Vu
The first time, I was wearing Converse and had a Jansport strapped to my back. I had been waiting in line for at least twenty minutes. By the time I got to sit down with a financial aid officer, it...
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Article 7
“Martin Luther King is dead you know. But, Barack Obama is alive because he has people to protect him from bad guys.” I knew my assistant was going to be absent. No matter how much advanced notice I...
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Burning Bridges
I had good intentions. I sent a smart email. It highlighted my tenacity, drive, and mission to be the best teacher on earth. What a crock … that worked. Next thing I knew I was visiting a...
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I’ll Be Back
It was a bold move. The last time I taught on any level that didn’t require leading a tutorial on how to pee straight into the toilet was 2004. Heck! I’ve forgotten that it’s inappropriate to say pee...
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Spider Web
We had an impromptu fan meeting like we had just seen our favorite boy band perform. I was sitting in Ms. Carlin’s classroom. We just returned from the initiation, as I like to call it. You know,...
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Bye Bye Avant Garde
Have you ever bought some ridiculous outfit with a million zippers, tiny buttons, taffeta, and lace up bustier? You made the purchase sure it would be worn to work substantiating your fashionista...
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Summer Camp in 3 Takes
Take 1: I am 15. I tire of it all rather quickly. All of the singing and crafts. I don’t get the point. I have a hard time inventing fun activities for the campers. The camp director regrets...
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Welcome to the Dark Side
Christina welcomed me with open arms. Well…not exactly. I called and invited her out to lunch and she accepted. We let it all out. She told me everything and I did the same. She is disillusioned...
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Pearls, Tweed & Power Suit
Jan is wearing horn rimmed glasses. The pearls are arranged delicately around her neck, and the button on her sweater is fastened so that is hangs perfectly from her shoulders. Around the table each...
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Banning Leopard Printed Lacquer from the (Job) Hunt
I knocked on the door to the office. I attempted to peer inside. Deciding that I needed to step away before a neighbor called the cops on the mysterious peeping tom, I started walking towards my...
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