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Thankful for My Father, The Enforcer, on Father’s Day
Confession: I wasn’t always the best student. In high school, I was too busy being a cheerleader and socializing with my friends, that I found myself neglecting my studies. As a full-time professor today, this is tough to admit. As I matured, school became much more important to me, and even when I went through the MFA program and completed it last year, I wanted to give all that I had to the program. This sense of direction stems from past work experiences and schooling, but it also comes directly from my parents, and my father, The Enforcer. If I remember it correctly—and I think I have almost a photographic…