Clean Slate
Words By Jason McCormick, Art By Enrica Angiolini
I have purchased 28 boxes of chalk over the semester, and that is simply too much. I am convinced that neither the other teachers nor my students are responsible for the theft. I have been watching them carefully and asking questions. My students do not seem to care, but my fellow faculty all complain that…
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Jason McCormick
Jason McCormick is a writer, teacher, and academic living in New York City. Previous stories have appeared in the Bloody Key Society and Gathering Storm online magazine. Nonfiction work has appeared in the Huffington Post and Oogst Magazine. Jason is employed as a lecturer at Borough of Manhattan Community College.
Enrica Angiolini
Enrica ‘Eren’ Angiolini is an illustrator and comic colourist. Raised in a family rich with creativity, she developed a deep love for art—illustration and photography, in particular. She studied foreign languages in high school and university, gaining a Bachelor’s degree in Japanese Language and Culture. In 2015 she started her career in comics, and soon after got her first full series with Titan Comics, Warhammer 40,000. Enrica is now working for them as colourist on The Thirteenth Doctor Who, The Steel Prince, and No World.
