A NEW TERM • by Mary Cook

Rosalind stood meekly on the head teacher’s carpet as she had so often done before.

Miss Carver said sternly: “It’s a new term and you’re not in uniform. Your hair is a disgrace and you know make-up is not allowed. Whose class are you in?”

“Actually, I left four years ago. I’m here to teach third year English,” murmured Rosalind.


Mary Cook is a UK-based freelance writer and former newspaper reporter. Her articles, short stories and poems have appeared in numerous publications, both in print and online. For a number of years she was an overseas correspondent for the Tokyo-based Hiragana Times, as well as a spoof agony aunt for an adult newspaper. Her main writing interests are humor, horror, self-sufficient living, and the craft of writing. Her e-books, Top Tips to Enjoy Your Retirement and Top Tips to Please Your Partner are available at www.toptipsto.com.


Posted on February 18, 2008 in Humour/Satire, Stories
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15 Comments »

Comment by Oonah V Joslin
2008-02-18 04:53:24

Quite so. :)


 
Comment by Patricia J. Hale
2008-02-18 05:32:44

Nicely done!


 
Comment by Michael D. Turner
2008-02-18 05:58:41

Oh yes.
Nicely done

Mike


 
Comment by Jason Subscribed to comments via email
2008-02-18 07:19:43

FUN!


 
Comment by DJ Barber
2008-02-18 08:50:13

Ha! I knew it was true. You can’t go back home.
LOL! Great way to start the week. Thanks, Mary.


 
Comment by Kevin Shamel
2008-02-18 09:10:46

Funny! I’ll bet she becomes the favorite teacher.


 
Comment by Martin
2008-02-18 09:23:25

Funny, but also a nice way to introduce Rosalind as a character. It reminded me a little of an episode of “What Not To Wear” about a teacher who dresses like her students.


 
Comment by Rena Sherwood
2008-02-18 10:23:10

I had a teacher exactly like the appropriately-named Miss Carver. Well done!


 
Comment by Kathleen
2008-02-18 14:35:50

Loved this. Made me laugh. Sounds about right in todays world.


 
Comment by mark dalligan
2008-02-18 14:39:47

Loved the quick twist.

Cheers

Mark


 
Comment by Jason Subscribed to comments via email
2008-02-27 17:28:19

You’re kidding, right? This is just some idiot spamming the board and you’re going to clean it up any moment now, right EDF Staff?

What a sad display of no class, if so.


 
Comment by Jordan Lapp
2008-02-27 17:31:11

Actually, we’re tracking this down as we speak. This is someone’s kid sister.


Comment by Jason Subscribed to comments via email
2008-02-27 17:39:09

Excellent! Knew we could rely upon you, Jordan.


Comment by Jordan Lapp
2008-02-27 17:44:43

Just wanted to see if I could get a fix on this person’s actual identity. I write code in my spare time and have some tools not available to the general public. Unfortunately they stopped posting before I could get a fix on their postion.

I know they were posting from a University in Renwick, Virginia, and they have an inactive myspace page, but I couldn’t get too much more, at the moment.


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