Tonight's Poet Corner: Introspection
Okay. This week's introspection can be summed up in mostly two parts: A rude awakening, and a warm reminder. But first, the summary: - It's already May, and yet, there are still five weeks of remote teaching to do. I am so mentally fatigued, y'all. And so are my students. - I finished reading Night with my students. I have never watched so many cute animal videos to help cleanse the palate after all the horror and sadness and pain. - My freshmen read a sample short story of mine that I wrote in two days. They all said they'd give me A's. Phew! Guess my experience and degree are paying off. - I got to do a reading of a play I had never heard of, written by the same woman who wrote Metamorphoses. It was something else. I loved it. - I also got to cosplay as a human version of Espeon while my sister and brother-in-law and friends did all the other Eevee-lutions. I was very purple. And psychic. And adorable. - People in my state are stupid. Stop going to beache...
