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Comment on Pipe Down, Shalom Auslander by vivi

vivi — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:59:50 +0000

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Comment on I am a Teacher by Grace Valentine

Grace Valentine — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:45:09 +0000

Now in year 17 of my career as a high school English teacher who brought, not a lit degree, but degrees in linguistics to the mix. Somehow I am still alive, employed and sane. The years of marginalization, degredation, sh*t assignments, rumors, personal attacks – but when I told my retired English teacher mom that I needed to find other work, she tried to have me committed. I am still teaching,read tap dancing and dodging bullets. In two and a half years I will retire on about 1,500.00 a month, no medical. It might have been worth it. I guess.

Comment on Screen Door by Jen

Jen — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:48:35 +0000

Okay, let’s take it easy on the public school systems. There are a lot of great teachers and programs in the schools here. True, some kids fall through the cracks and there are some teachers who should retire and some who should have never been hired. The same could be said for schools all over the country.

Comment on Screen Door by frank

frank — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:39:13 +0000

Yes, my assessment of western Massachusetts and Pittsfield is harsh and disappointing and more a reflection of how hurt I am that it didn’t work out than anything else. I look at people like you: young, talented, brilliant, but stuck in a place that doesn’t seem to be moving forward, and I get upset. I know you don’t want any pity and may feel fine about staying in the Berkshires, but still. The Berkshires and its public (and in some cases, private) school systems have failed hundreds and hundreds of young people. You cannot get those years back.

Comment on Screen Door by Ben

Ben — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:58:40 +0000

I’m bummed out to hear you talk about Western Mass in this way. As far as the whole mediocrity thing goes…isn’t mediocre another way of saying “average?” I mean, I can think of maybe ten things in the world that aren’t mediocre, off the top of my head.

Comment on Remarkable, Unmistakable by Ben

Ben — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:55:09 +0000

Word, son. Depression is the worst. At least you have a wife and kids, that’s pretty cool. I miss you, by the way.

Comment on Screen Door by frank

frank — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:40:50 +0000

Thanks, Julie. Here are links to a couple of my stories:

http://www.thebluemoon.com/fiction/ftempone.shtml
http://www.upstreet-mag.org/upstreet_3_pdfs/Tempone.pdf

Comment on Screen Door by Julie

Julie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:59:15 +0000

Happy to have found your website today via a mention on Erin Fitzgerald’s Rarely Likable. I hope you don’t take this the wrong way, but I’m very much looking forward to plowing through your archives. And where might I find your fiction?

I was, however, surprised to find, after a quick glance through recent comments, that your site seems to attract some real fuckwits. Or has been lately. Who knew fuckwits had time left over in their busy days for reading? Not I. And I do apologize if I’ve offended any fuckwits by my comment.

Cheers.

Comment on I’ve Written a Brand New Story by Claire

Claire — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:08:43 +0000

this is excellent

Comment on Touché, Piccadilly Notebooks by frank

frank — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:39:44 +0000

Also, I said all that with a British accent.