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“Artlessly rhetorical”: A cento with lines by Elizabeth Bishop

Three lessons from a discussion of a clause in Shirley Jackson’s "Like Mother Used To Make"

A student edits what he calls “wishy-washy” phrasing in an academic essay

Don Q fingers his medal

An essay that didn’t fulfill the assignment

Side-Street Carnival