A Letter to Chip McAuley

Dear Chipster,

May the beard be with you...

I call you that because that’s the name I’ve been using in my head the whole time when referring to you. Not that you’re in my head a whole lot. Because that would be gay… for the record, I’m not gay for Chip McAuley. But if I were gay, I’d totally be into you man. What’s not to like? You’re an educated educator who doesn’t condescend to his class though you have the clout to tout your aptitude. Not to mention your keen interest/knowledge of comics, despite being a DC comic guy. You have inspired me not only to take my writing to the next level, but to take it off the deep end with me. A priceless lesson from a wise man makes it all the more valuable. Needless to say, you are a great service to academia; and many more students can and will benefit from your instruction years down the line. Having a teacher who’s more into H.S.T. than me is more than worthy of a little praise. You have taste, class, brains, and braun. Aw hell, I guess I’M TOTALLY GAY FOR CHIP MCAULEY. You rock my world man; your class was one I almost always attended because of my sheer interest for writing. In a time where I had some major writer’s fatigue, there you were; the Taye Diggs to my Angela Basset like in How Stella Got Her Groove Back, sans the steaminess. I would personally like to thank you sincerely for an amazing semester where I learned a lot about myself and my writing style, but mainly about my deep-seated homosexuality.

Kindest Regards,

The Devil’s Advocate

(F.C. Zamani)