illustration by Brianna Ashby “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” —Socrates I used... Read More
After Mr. Chips has said his final goodbye, after Crocker-Harris packs away his Browning and Mr. Holland, arm quivering, allows... Read More
illustration by Brianna AshbyWhen I was a kid, my favorite games to play were the ones I referred to simply... Read More
illustration by Brianna AshbyMorgan is missing. The other students are looking around, as if to pretend they didn’t notice that... Read More
illustration by Brianna AshbyI wanted to laugh out loud the first time I met Lucas. I walked into my office... Read More
illustration by Brianna AshbyMs. Dunstan was a great teacher. Every Halloween, she came to school dressed as a chicken, or... Read More
When you start university, it can feel a bit like you’re entering the real world for the very first time.... Read More
illustration by Liliana VeraIn 2009, I was in Scotland and it was dark outside. This is a thing that happens... Read More
We are always fleeing our hometowns. Or, at least, we are supposed to be. Everything we need to experience seems... Read More
illustration by Brianna AshbyIt is 1961 in a suburb of London. In this suburb there is a school, made of... Read More
(assembled from altered lines from Heathers; directed by Michael Lehmann, 1988, screenplay by Daniel Waters) I don’t really like my friends: Swatch-dogs... Read More