Book 12 of 16
Missing class
Not in the lecture hall. Reasons for a tutor, a seminar leader, and the group chat you have let down.
594 verses across 22 chapters
A reading
- 1 The parking machine has taken my money and given me nothing Unverifiable
- 2 My travel card has stopped working at the barrier Plausible
- 3 My membership has expired and the desk is unmanned Unverifiable
- 4 I've been up all night with the assignment that's due first Plausible
- 5 A horse got out onto the road and there's now a line Concerning
- 6 I've got a clash with a lab and the lab can't be moved Plausible
- 7 My bike has a flat and the pump is also empty Unverifiable
- 8 The thing I was dreading happened and it was completely fine Please take the day
- 9 I've been double-booked with something I said yes to first Concerning
- 10 The chain came off and my hands are now unacceptable Unverifiable
- 11 The tutor moved it and only told half of us Unverifiable
- 12 I've found a cat that's definitely not fine Unverifiable
- 13 The bus pass is in the coat and the coat is at the dry cleaner Plausible
- 14 I've forgotten my kit and I'm not paying for their kit Plausible
- 15 My headphones died and I can't do the journey in silence Concerning
- 16 Two dogs were loose on the highway and I stopped Unverifiable
- 17 I've been ill all week and I'm three lectures behind already Plausible
- 18 The gym is closed for maintenance and nobody put a sign up Plausible
Where the rest of them are
- The Body Malfunctioning65
- The Journey In62
- The Uncanny44
- Fragments40
- The Treachery of Objects37
- Devices35
- The Unwell33
- Small Disasters26
- Lapses of Mind24
- How a Morning Fails24
- Cars, and How They Decline23
- Out Among People21
- Coursework21
- Errands20
- Appearing as a Finished Person19
- Hours That Go Missing18
- The Kitchen18
- Things Meant to Be Relaxing18
- Weather and Calendar15
- Officialdom14
- Animals Have Plans9
- The Ceiling8
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