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Jessica Starkley
learning. teaching. using grad school as an excuse to drink too much coffee.
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Helmet Hair
Whatever cool reputation I had as a teacher went out the window the day I bought a bike.
When you’re in undergrad, you’re naive enough to think that your future career will enable you to easily repay student loans. A little debt never hurt, or something like that. When you’re in grad school, you realize that not only have you chosen a career with an ever-diminishing job market, but you’ve also chosen a career that, well, pays crap. And, no, you’re not employed by the school—you’re enslaved by the school.
Jessica Starkley
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Still Life
A yellow cap perches on tufts of gray hair, a shabby blanket cloaks stooped shoulders, a pink embroidered bag houses belongings as he…
Jessica Starkley
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Helmet Hair
Whatever cool reputation I had as a teacher went out the window the day I bought a bike.
Jessica Starkley
2 min read
Word’s Synonym Feature: The Worst Invention Ever
“In other words all of the verifications of heartfelt stories, they could be untrue.”
Jessica Starkley
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