The Genres of My Life

A whole lexicon of acronyms is multiplying faster than I can keep up. I thought that teaching high school students, teaching college stude...

Even though I teach English, not all of my friends are teachers. I do have a handful of friends that also teach, but neither of my best frie...

My sister texts "Super drunk. Making my way back" at 3 a.m. Recently I did a turn-around trip to Las Vegas with my sister, Kel...

I decided to take a break from dating several months ago and have been enjoying my sabbatical. I find I like men better when I don't da...

My future husband The "evolution" of communication brought about by technological advancements does not negate basic grammati...

Just as some teenagers are too cool to come to school, I am too cool to show up to work. At least that's what I tell myself.  I'm ...

I hate grading papers. I HATE it.  I'd rather clean my apartment with a toothbrush after I leased it out to a fraternity for Rush Week. ...