Three degrees and ten years later, and I’m a college adjunct professor. I don’t get paid in the semester breaks, which puts me behind financially. My summer course load was light, and added to it, I had kidney stones and missed a class. The college deducted my pay, and although tonight is the first night of fall classes, I won’t get a paycheck for another month, and tonight I spent too much money on groceries.
Three degrees and ten years later, and my financial situation isn’t much better than my homeless student.
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Originally Published in December Magazine, Volume 32.1, 2021, pp. 156-162.
Originally Published in December Magazine, Volume 32.1, 2021, pp. 156-162.