OFF: Mass Donut Gangsta Slang

February 14, 2008 in The Way It Were
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A Valentine’s Day anecdote for y’all.
I’m just a big fan of post-mass pastries, as I had been for the past four Sundays.
This particular Sunday, I had finished my crumb glaze and cup of water. A mother I barely knew came up to me.
“Joseph, right?”
That isn’t my name. It’s an honest mistake, I guess. It isn’t [...]

Longer Necks, Glossy Lighting and Media Manipulation

February 14, 2008 in Lesson Plans, The Way It Were

“Could you hit the switch for me? Thanks.”
My students had been chattering, having finished the day’s journal entry about media and its role in shaping public opinion. In a previous journal, they had assured me that they were impervious to the media’s influence.
I thought I’d show them the light. Naturally, the classroom itself was dark, [...]