This little misspelling, or wrong word choice, pretty much speaks for itself. Truer than she knew.
November 9, 2011
“Communes do not represent the ideals the United States is trying to go buy.”
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Teacher of English writing and literature (college-level); academic-freedom activist; editor and copy editor; theater director, costumer, actress, playwright.
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from the Westport Community Theatre production (2007) of Rebecca Gilman's Spinning Into Butter. Judi Heath, Geoffrey Gilbert, Linda Gilmore, John Pyron. Directed by R. A. Baumgartner. Photo by Michael Stanley.
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November 9th, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Do you ever think these little gems are your reward for grading all those papers? It’s so kind of you to share them.