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“How to Stop Cell Phone Use in the Classroom,” by Lita Kurth

Sep 9th, 2015 | By

First, put your cell phone policy on the syllabus: “No cell phone use in class.” Before printing, debate whether or not to add “please.” These are adults. Would you want to be commanded? Add “please.” But they should know you mean business. Delete “please.” Put it in. Take it out.



Naughty or Rice

Sep 4th, 2015 | By

Winslow has always had an interesting relationship with food (and things technically not classifiable as food), so it doesn’t surprise me that he’d engage in some sort of staring contest with a rice ball. The horror.



“What Your Favorite Color Says About You,” by Adam Bertocci

Sep 2nd, 2015 | By

Red: Red sighs very deeply. “Ugh, don’t even get me started on her,” says red, before changing the subject.



Erecto Patronum

Aug 28th, 2015 | By

I guess now that the Moustache Wizard is dead and buried, Winslow feels safer dabbling in sorcery, and reveals something interesting about his magical past…



“Motivational Interview With a Vampire,” by Erin Clune

Aug 26th, 2015 | By

New client intake. Louis P. is a Caucasian male of undisclosed age. Well dressed. No reported health problems, but physical condition appears poor. Face, gaunt. Gaze, dull. Skin, pale, like marble. Eyes, red, hyper-dilated. Client reports being unhappy about his current lifestyle. Practices “vile and morally repugnant” behaviors which cause him to “sleep all day and stalk the lonely streets all night, haunted by an insatiable thirst.”