Ahna Lewis
Bio
Just a high school English teacher who never quite got over her dream of becoming an author. :)
Achievements (1)
Stories (29/0)
Alistair and the Duchess
The clock tower’s mournful echoes slid across the silence of night. Alistair Bumbury was going to be late. An icy wind brushed up behind him, chilling his neck beneath the collar of his overcoat. He hunched his shoulders, pressing forward into the misty gloom of evening. Why did it have to be tonight of all nights? He was caught in a puzzle of possibilities, and no solution seemed remotely viable. And yet, here he was. The sole remaining scholar in Westinster and, if the Duchess had her way, he was likely to be the last.
By Ahna Lewis3 months ago in Fiction
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The Final FinalTop Story - April 2023
Teaching is undoubtedly a taxing career. There are days that chip away at my resolve and I start to question everything. It’s the days when I work 16 unpaid hours on the weekend just to keep my head above water. It’s the days when what I think are brilliant lesson plans end up in chaotic confusion or even worse…a sea of blank stares. It's the days when the “friendly” reminder box on our online learning platform cheerfully informs me that I have 312 assignments waiting to be graded. It’s the days when students seem bored or tired and complain about everything—even when I’ve poured my best efforts into making the lessons engaging. It’s the days when the State Board of Education adds yet another requirement, another hoop we have to jump through. These are the days when my youthful optimism, my passion for this amazing profession, starts to fade.
By Ahna Lewis8 months ago in Humans
- Top Story - April 2023
