Just read up through 'Before the Holidays' and I wanted to let you know how much I'm enjoying it. My favorite part so far is the characterization of the teachers' rivalries: hilarious! Please take this as encouragement to keep with this project; it's really worthwhile.
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Thank you! That is exactly the kind of encouragement that is really helpful as motivation. :)
My attempts to flesh out the teachers are some of my favorite bits, too.