Cynthia Harrison

Novelist

Category: Teachers & Teaching

  • Save the Date

    The creative writing  class I teach at MCC is already half over. I’m having fun with these people. They are writing and sharing wonderful words, all without the usual drama of “oh I hate to read out loud.” They are smart, mature, well-mannered (in other words the opposite of most of the classes I’ve taught in my 20 years on…

  • Swiftly

    Have a final exam to write this weekend on Restoration lit. In the spirit of Jonathan Swift, I thought I’d write this memo to students everywhere: How to Get an Easy A in Every Class 1. Cheat as often as you can, because everyone knows cheaters go far in life. Look at Bernie Madoff. Well…