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• Empiricism

  by uselessness 9 months ago

  Dr. Dendershea’s face was more thoughtful than usual as the young men and women filed into his classroom. He leaned against h…

• They Have No Idea: In Honor of the Veterans

  by Jenunique about 1 year ago

  They have no idea, He thought as his wife straightened the last of the metals she’d pinned to his dress uniform.

  She smile…

• Please, Oh Please Move My Seat!

  by One Time, One Chance about 1 year ago

  I went throughout my day, avoiding Serena to the best of my abilities – which I admit, are particularly sufficient.

  The next…

• Lies

  by Laine the Grey about 1 year ago

  Beau shook Jolie awake. “Hey, time for soup!” Jolie’s eyes opened wide, and she flung back her covers.
  “Don’t eat it, Beau!”...

• Literature 101: An Apology to My Students {part 4}

  by Alexa ♥ about 1 year ago

  In the back of the class, a young lady behind W. B. Yeats whispered, “Psst. Don’t tell her I paid you to write it.”

  Yeats no…

• Literature 101: An Apology to My Students {part 2}

  by Alexa ♥ about 1 year ago

  The teacher placed a C- paper in front of a demur woman wearing a white gown. “Miss Dickinson, the em dash is not a user-frie…

• Literature 101: An Apology to My Students {a fun little exercise}

  by Alexa ♥ about 1 year ago

  “Mr. Shakespeare – or is it ‘Ms.’? I’m never really sure. If I could give higher than an A+ on this sonnet, I would. I don’t …

• Laughter in the Classroom

  by YodaOnCrack about 1 year ago

  On the first day of class, an anxious Professor Algo dialed into the University of Madrid with the new Polycom video system. ...