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Liz Gauffreau's avatar

Premium snark! I love it!! Sure am glad I'm not teaching anymore.

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Lev Raphael's avatar

Me too.

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Maryann Lawrence's avatar

Spot on!

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Lev Raphael's avatar

Thanks!

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Susan Oleksiw's avatar

So true! Love it!

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Lev Raphael's avatar

Thanks!

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M.E. Proctor's avatar

I know you have personal experience with academia, lol! Very funny and a delicious cringe ratio.

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Lev Raphael's avatar

Thanks. My life in academe gave me material for 10 crime novels, got me invited to a conference at Oxford, garnered me my first NYTBR review and much more.

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From Ritual to Romance's avatar

Hilarious. Devastating satire.

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Lev Raphael's avatar

Thanks! It was fun to write.

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Dennis Martin Brooks's avatar

Loved it ! Sounds so contemporary and indicative of the U.S. both inside and outside of academia.

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Lev Raphael's avatar

Sad but true.

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Robert Eversz's avatar

Ha! A fun spoof of academia.

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Lev Raphael's avatar

Glad you enjoyed it

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Janet Ruth Heller's avatar

Yes, adjuncts are often better qualified than tenure-line faculty. I organized a successful union of untenured college faculty. Best wishes! Janet

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Lev Raphael's avatar

It's a corrupt system.....

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Carolyn Jones's avatar

Brilliantly put Lev. As an English teacher, I truly appreciate this!

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Lev Raphael's avatar

I'm glad it spoke to you! My mother was a teacher as was her father and so is my brother. My two aims growing up were to be a writer and to teach and both came more than true.

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Carolyn Jones's avatar

Aha! I must admit, it was the same for me! T.Llew Jones was a great influence on me growing up- I wanted to be just like him.

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Martha Lawrence's avatar

Freaking hilarious, Lev! Was academia always this preposterous or are we just old?

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Lev Raphael's avatar

Like publishing, it's gotten crazier while we've gotten saner.

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Laurence A. Levy's avatar

As a veteran adjunct writing instructor, I can attest to the accuracy of your description. Well done!

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Lev Raphael's avatar

:-)

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