Archive - Teacher by Trade; Mentor by Mistake

Meet Groucho Marks: The Cantankerous Curmudgeon Behind My Debut Novel

This Miserable Character Gets His Own Platform

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School Shootings Aren't Supposed to Happen Here

This wasn’t covered in any of my teacher training courses

Jun 17 •

Anatomy of a Viral Substack Note

Are there any secrets to going viral?

Jun 10 •

Get Off My Lawn, You Overhyped Algorithm

I interviewed ChatGPT. It insulted me, mocked humanity, and probably ghostwrote three books while I typed this.

Jun 3 •

May 2025

Snakes, Saints, and Shenanigans

Or Chaos, Cheerleading, and Crucifixes (A Return to the Classroom)

May 27 •

Being a Human Guinea Pig Changed My Life

Another one of those big what-if moments

May 15 •

A teacherly conversation with Andy Carter, The Flagging Dad

I chat with a Substack legend about his early teaching career

May 9 •

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Diary of a Restless Mind: A Month of Musings

My third book is out now

May 7 •

Confessions of a Lousy Language Learner

A veteran excuse-maker recounts his linguistic failures

May 2 •

April 2025

Come drink, laugh and talk (dirty?) with me: it’s Drinkglish!

Introducing my new project: be my guest?

Apr 25 •

Drinkglish Post 1: Funny Grammar [Mis-] Translations

Laughing at language

Apr 25 •

The transformative books that made Daniel Puzzo, teacher and mentor | Reads With Friends

The varied books that guided a bibliophile’s life through crossroads and nine countries

Published on Reads With Alicia • Apr 18

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