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Shannon Reed
Shannon Reed is a writer and professor in Pittsburgh. Her credits besides McSweeney’s include The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The Washington Post, Real Simple, Poets & Writers, and many more. Her first book, Why Did I Get a B?, And Other Mysteries We’re Discussing in the Faculty Lounge, will be published on June 30, 2020.
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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
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March 23, 2020Teachers Answer the Unspoken Questions of Homeschooling Parents
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March 3, 2020Not Going to AWP This Year Because of the Coronavirus? Here’s How to Recreate the Conference On Your Own
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January 3, 2020Signs You May Be a Female Character In a Work of Historical Fiction
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November 1, 2019If Other Professionals Talked About Their Jobs the Way Writers Do
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August 20, 2019Sports Analogies for Academics
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September 2, 2021Oh My Fucking God, Get the Fucking Vaccine Already, You Fucking Fucks
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September 7, 2021A Short Quiz for My Students in Lieu of Asking About Their Vaccine Status or Requesting That They Wear Masks
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October 9, 2009It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
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