WIP Update – 19 Apr 25
I put the finishing touches on Chapter 5 of CoP and, as you should already know, I got it out on time. Didn’t get to any other story-related work. Although it’s generally my policy not to bring work-work home with me, I have a deadline I need to meet. Yes, I was graciously offered an extension, but I wanted to get it sorted. On the one hand, I almost pity my students being pitted against a former teacher of college-level composition, but hopefully my efforts make their writing stronger. I will say, though, seeing these young things write about social issues really highlights the naivete of the young on the one hand and what a horrible, bitter old cynic I am. Fortunately for them, I’m not the sort of teacher who believes his purpose is to indoctrinate his students, so I let them think what they’re going to think (as long as they’ve got their facts straight, as this is a research paper, after all) and just make sure that whether I agree with their propositions or not, it’s going to be well-written, dagnabbit.
Anyway, we’ll see what I get done tomorrow. Stay tuned.