Literature
The Fat Teacher
(Extreme weight gain) Homework: Eat a stick of butter Irina wrote the words big enough to fill most of the upper corner of the whiteboard, going a bit slow to give herself enough time to finish her third raspberry and sour cream scone while she did. When she was done the blonde balloon turned around slowly, licking her finger clean. A couple of the students snickered or at least smiled, maybe they thought it was a joke, but most stayed silent. They might have also thought it was a joke but were waiting for the punchline, or maybe they had heard from students who had taken Food Appreciation previously about the oddball day one assignment. Either way, Irina quickly explained that the ‘joke’ was not a joke. “The idea,” she said, going into her philosophy about what the course was designed for, “is to break down preconceptions you might have about what constitutes viable eating habits and practices. “Am I saying you should eat a stick of butter as a regular thing? No. In fact
