When I was in fourth grade, Mrs. Reinking gave me a three in the “Reads widely” section of my report card. It was the 80s elementary school equivalent of getting a C in reading. At…
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Day 88 of 200: Pep Fest
During my sophomore year of high school the seniors were the class of 1988. We were the class of 1990. A lot of Fridays we would have pep fests in the school gym. They’d pull…
Day 68 of 200: Pandora’s Box pt. I
Ms. Marquette was my 9th grade English teacher. She was a teeny, tiny woman* who looked like Betty Boop come to life. That is, if Betty dressed like a 1986 9th grade English teacher. Ms….
Day 21 of 200: Subway Bakes My Bread Up Fresh
When it comes to the Sandwich Shop version of the What if game my family is divided. A majority of them are Team Jimmy John with a small minority being Team Subway. I’m all alone…
Things I Read as a Child When I Was Desperate & Out of Books to Read
Last night on the Twitters while in the midst of a discussion about Catcher in the Rye, I confessed that as a child I used to read the TV Guide when I ran out of…
Public School Teachers I Have Known
With today’s confirmation of Betsy “Guns & Grizzlies in the Schools” DeVos, it feels as though public schools and education as a whole are under attack by the the Fascist Turnip and his gang of…
One About 1992-Jodi & Hillary Clinton
Before I begin I will admit that I know I’ve told this story before. I Will Dare is going to be 16 on Sunday which makes it 112 in dog years and I don’t know….
Random Flashback: Full-time Filth & Nowhere Left to Go
This random flashback brought to you by hearing (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville by R.E.M. on the radio this morning. In the Fall and Winter of 1994 Amy Skal and I took to the…
Random Flashback: You’re So Fucking Special
This random flashback brought to you by hearing “Creep” by Radiohead on the radio this afternoon. After college and before Corporate America I spent two(ish) years working at two different gas stations. With twenty-years of…
Becoming Yourself
When I discovered it was Memorial Day weekend on Wednesday, I vowed to spend a portion of the weekend cleaning Supergenius HQ. Clearly, I had no plans for the weekend and while that made me…