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Teachers

Laine Perry I had become the teacher’s pet by default. The rest of the kids were idiots. A few may

Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released

Swetha Amit When I got home from work, I found Ma running out of the front door, naked and dripping

Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors compare their recently released books to

Sarah Banse Mario, the landlord, a short thick man with a heavy Italian accent, rehabbed the apartment before we moved

Nicole Walker There’s a line in Jenny Lewis’s song Just One of the Guys that goes something like “No matter

Epiphany Ferrell It was a clear night, moon distant, not quiet, too many spring peepers and crickets for that, and

Maureen Aitken My mother says my father’s 30-pound weight loss is the result of a renewed commitment to his health,

Amy Goldmacher You’re making a cup of tea: you turn on the gas burner but it doesn’t light, and you