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The school mocked. I turtled.

Draft: “As my classmates tormented, I shrank into my turtle-like shell.” Suggestion: “The school mocked; I turtled.” (Yes, I am #marking.) Similar:And Now for This Breaking News Report “Police have cornered the suspect wh…AmusingHow to Think Like ShakespeareSaving this for the next time I teach Sh…AcademiaThe Transformation of American Journalism Is UnavoidableThere will always be…

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There, in my morning snapshot of the kids home-schooling in the kitchen, is the cable I should have brought to work.

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The future of handwriting

Even after the proliferation of print, the humble pen continued to flourish. History owes a lot to the literates who, entirely off their own steam, chose to document the times they lived in. Without people such as Samuel Pepys, there would be huge caverns in our knowledge of major events that happened in relatively recent…

Curse you, eyelids, for being so heavy. It’s not e…

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What Miley Cyrus Did Was Disgusting — But Not For the Reasons You Think | Anne Theriault

I still have not seen the “performance” but I did find this response to the ensuing slut-shaming to be thought-provoking. I saw many prominent white feminists use their sizeable platforms to defend Miley’s right to rub her ass on Robin Thicke while wearing flesh-coloured bra and panties. I watched as those same people remained embarrassingly…

Mentoring and Education

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