: About Me

Deep down inside, Mrs. Brown is that teacher you love and hate at the same time. She's demanding and a tough grader, but her classes are so much fun. She lives in Utah with her husband and a very large dog of indeterminate breed.

My passion is ...

getting all the work done

I know too much about ...

Art History

My favorite memory ...

stargazing with my future husband at Zion National Park

Why I write ...

"They" say I have a gift... so why not?

My first job ...

selling Pokemon card at the mall

My best moment ...

Teaching Hamlet to homies

Creative Writing > Satire Satire: A solution to high school hallway hassles

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Overcrowding in the hallways of America's secondary schools is becoming a major stumbling-block in the drive toward turning all our children into geniuses. Rather than resorting to a temporary, Band-Aid-style fix, like building enough schools or staggering passing periods by grade, we must look at the root of the problem: the teenagers themselves. As all right-thinking grown-ups know, teenagers are mindless animals intent only on getting fed, looking cool, and eventually breeding. They follow the herd as much as they possibly can and avoid individual thought and rational action at all cost...

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