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Articles by
Shannon Reed
Shannon Reed is a writer and professor in Pittsburgh. Her first book, “Why Did I Get a B?, and Other Mysteries We’re Discussing in the Faculty Lounge” (2020), was a semi-finalist for the 2021 Thurber Prize.
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January 4, 2024What Your Senior Year High School Musical Says About You
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November 7, 2023Questions for Your PCP About Having COVID in 2023
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September 6, 2022A Teacher’s Second Week of Classes Checklist
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May 12, 2022The Adventures of Nancy Drew, Girl Academic
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February 8, 2022Every Episode of a Television Show Written by Julian Fellowes
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June 22, 2021Potential Sequels to Girl, Wash Your Face
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May 17, 2021My Increasingly Desperate Attempts to Recreate the Theater Experience During the Pandemic
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May 6, 2021Community Theatre Dress Rehearsal of The Crucible, or Perimenopause?
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February 22, 2021Problematic Classic Films Slightly Improved by Adding a Character Who Sews Clothing Out of Curtains
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November 30, 2020Recent Masked Conversations I’ve Had, I Think
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July 10, 2020Security Questions for Academics Approaching the Fall 2020 Semester
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May 22, 2020Teachers’ End of the 2019-2020 School Year Checklist