As noted in class, you will see a handful of questions from the two stories I handed out in class. So, in other words, you need to read them both.
The first one, "I CAN SPEAK!," is from In Persuasion Nation by George Saunders. I'll let you draw your own conclusions, I suppose, but if you don't find this story disturbingly hilarious, then you're probably one of those "normal" people. Saunders teaches writing at Syracuse University and was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship (AKA the "genius" grant) in 2006.
The second story, "Endurance," was written by my good friend James Katowich. It's about pogo-sticking, visits to the dump, absent moms and...well, endurance.
The latest thing he's published, "Working Years," is about his experience working at the Newly Weds Food plant.
The first one, "I CAN SPEAK!," is from In Persuasion Nation by George Saunders. I'll let you draw your own conclusions, I suppose, but if you don't find this story disturbingly hilarious, then you're probably one of those "normal" people. Saunders teaches writing at Syracuse University and was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship (AKA the "genius" grant) in 2006.
The second story, "Endurance," was written by my good friend James Katowich. It's about pogo-sticking, visits to the dump, absent moms and...well, endurance.
The latest thing he's published, "Working Years," is about his experience working at the Newly Weds Food plant.