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Grading M.A. Comps

This year the English Department pinned me for service on the Graduate Committee, which among other things means I have to grade the M.A. degree comprehensive examinations twice a year. I could list the ways I would have preferred to spend my Saturday afternoon and evening, but it would probably …

At this moment…

I am sitting on the back steps beneath a towering, moss-dripping oak, looking out across the fresh-cut lawn at the shadows stretching across the twinkling waters of the marsh, sipping a margarita, and enjoying the scent of crackling burgers on the grill. I just thought the world should know.