Those who can’t need to get out of my classroom, please

With two semesters to go, I have spent $33,294.17 at North Dakota State University. People tell me this amount is a bargain—the little liberal arts school across the river will charge you that in a two-week span. Great. I’m still poor. I’m not bitter, though, nor am I upset that I’m going to spend the …

Reflections on redheads and love letters

Deb refilling my coffee mug snaps me from my stupor. “You still wanna wait to order?” she asks, again. I look at my Tracfone. It’s 6:30 a.m. Tomi’s twenty minutes late, and jazz band starts in thirty. I look at the set of silverware across from me in this huge booth. The note’s still in …