mastodon, once more i have need of your collective mind, so pls boost if you are willing
this quarter i’m teaching (2 different) English classes on the themes of FISHING & HUMOR
as ever, i am interested in whatever materials you think would be illuminating/charming/intriguing on those topics. we don’t have the scope for full books, but excerpts, chapters, articles, videos, artworks, songs, poems… we are open to nearly anything of topical interest
i so appreciate your input, fedi-folk 💚
@babyalligator i consider this so essential:
it’s Liz Bishop, both everyday & profound, & the humor a fine thread in the weave: some of her word choices here, & the role of petroleum products en route to unexpected rapture.
@babyalligator
For humor, here's a few ideas:
https://theonion.com/wealthy-teen-nearly-experiences-consequence-1819570166/
https://tigerenglish.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/open-window-the-saki.pdf
https://www.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/thinkingMeat.html
https://msjeffersclassroom.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ruthless_story.pdf
SOMERSET, NJ—In what local authorities are calling a "near tragedy," Charles Wentworth, a 17-year-old Rutgers Preparatory senior and member of the affluent Wentworth family, came perilously close to suffering a consequence resulting from his own wrongdoing Saturday.
babydisambiguator
hmm needs a break
T. Naught