A Geeky Surprise

A friend and colleague stopped me in the school office to say, “Hey, I have something for you.” Me being me, I immediately asked, “Is it chocolate? I really need chocolate this week.” “It’s better than chocolate,” she promised, as she dug around in the bulky bag of marking and other teacher stuff every English…

Mr. Tough Guy

While I earned my teaching degree, I worked at a major grocery store chain in the university area. My apartment was so close to the store that I walked if my shift ended at a decent time, or if it was 15% Tuesday and I knew there was no way I could get a parking…