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=You're finished! Congratulations!= = A reminder to TURN IN SCHOOL-OWNED BOOKS!!! HL 1 students need summer reading. We __need__ these books returned to school. Please bring them in! =

Stop in 2231 to debrief, say hi, and TURN IN YOUR BOOKS!(Search the nooks and crannies of your backpacks, lockers, and home closets! Anything from ISB's English bookroom should come back in. Please erase pencil marks and remove Post-Its. Thanks.)

=Stay in touch with the "English" side of your brain and heart...= =can't be all nuts and bolts, colleges and IB exams...=

**Broaden your short story horizons--**
Check out __Selected Shorts__, provided by Public Radio International in the US Click here and explore a bit. One of the best ideas is to subscribe to the podcast and get a weekly earful of professional actors reading superb short fiction, sometimes 2-3 works per program. You can also get ideas for new authors to read or find out that some of your favorites actually produce shorter material, too. There are links, too, to some related areas, including a writing contest. Have fun!

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=And this summer...check around to see what's on stage...=

Come visit me in Minnesota and hit the world-famous Guthrie Theater, where both __Streetcar__ and a new version of __Dollhouse__ (this one set in 21st century Chicago!) are playing. They both sound like fantastically interesting performances:


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**This new __Dollhouse__ sounds really intriguing -- have a look at this theater newsletter and scroll down to read the synopsis of the updated version of Nora and her involvement with a sketchy businessguy as a means to get her husband into drug rehab. It'll be enlightening to see the updated tarantella...the write-up calls it "Flashdance-style (almost a striptease)"! My tickets are for June 22!** []

=Stay in touch= Although I'll be leaving ISB and Beijing at the end of the school year, you know you'll all remain near and dear to my heart! Contact me at this email address, and eventually I'll know more precise plans for where my family and I will be in Waterloo, Belgium. When you're in Europe, stop in! mjc28637@gmail.com