sent from: Esher, Surrey, UK. destination: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Things I learned in class today ~

• A Raymond Carver short story involving a couple arguing over a baby that ends with them splitting the baby between them, killing it, has NOTHING to do with the story of Solomon.
• The story of the Prodigal Son is not one that is very well known.

I sense chaos on the corners of the classroom, a subtle anarchy. The students are prodding the teacher, like angry villagers prodding the giant. The teacher is getting angry, swinging her club around, feeling the loss of control. It’s all very entertaining. Ways Into Creative Writing, indeed.