“Don’t ball undergraduates! The parents are still watching.”

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Kurt Vonnegut’s 1967 advice to a new teacher at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Stephen Elliott is the author of seven books, including the memoir The Adderall Diaries and the novel Happy Baby. He is the founding editor of The Rumpus. His feature film debut, About Cherry, is being distributed by IFC and opens in theaters September 21, 2012. More from this author →