and then i sd, “before we end for the week, i want you guys to think that about if maybe the point of literature is to aggravate you? class dismissed.” there was a dramatic pause between those two sentences obvi. I trolled them right out the room
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Mark Clements explains how teaching creative writing works.
I offered to guest lecture in his class as “Elizabeth Taddonio, who holds an MA in troll communications.” We’ll see how that pans out.