Stacey Curran was a reporter, a bartender, a camp counselor, and a middle school teacher, which are all basically the same job. She now works in higher ed. She's written for The Boston Globe Magazine, McSweeney's, The Belladonna Comedy, Slackjaw, and The Boston Accent. Her essay in WBUR's Cognescenti got her published on teen idol Shaun Cassidy's Facebook page.