Creative Prescriptions

This is the necessary overflow of an English teacher and writer: personal essays on literature, life, and the persistent work required to maintain sanity and creative health. Take it with a grain of salt.

By Molly B.

· Launched a year ago

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An index of my favorite essays, ideas, and open notebook entries found here.

Mar 12•Molly B.

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When Teachers Stop Reading

How Books Keep Teachers Honest

Jun 18•Molly B.

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We Are Failing Students By Not Failing Them

When A Teacher's Hands Are Tied

Jun 4•Molly B.

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We Are Failing Students By Not Failing Them

Jun 4•Molly B.

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When Teachers Stop Reading

Jun 18•Molly B.

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What is School For?

Feb 18•Molly B.

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The Case For Being a Teacher

May 17•Molly B.

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My Real Job is My Life

Nov 29, 2025•Molly B.

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33 Lessons Learned by Age 33

Feb 2•Molly B.

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The Case For Being a Teacher

On Creativity, Attention, and Teenagers

May 17•Molly B.

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I Was a Mess in High School. Now, I Am a Teacher.

What happens when we stop managing behaviors and start protecting futures.

May 5•Molly B.

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The .rtf File and My Divorce Story

On the exhaustion of teaching other people's children while my husband recorded my life and accused me of being a stranger.

Apr 28•Molly B.

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You Don’t Actually Want to Cut This Part (But You Should)

11 pieces of advice on patience and the courage to let the fig rot

Apr 20•Molly B.

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Some Relationships Only Make Sense If You Stop Overanalyzing Them

In a culture of "no-contact" and hard boundaries, what are we missing?

Apr 14•Molly B.

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Teachers Aren't Babysitters. Here’s What We Actually Do.

What the job actually demands, and why it’s misunderstood

Apr 9•Molly B.

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Weird, simple ways to feel like a person again

Sensory interventions & the fight against monotony

Apr 7•Molly B.

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The Recommended Dosage #2

A weekly prescription for morale: music, books, food, and media.

Mar 30•Molly B.

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Who Is Thinking for You?

A teacher's reflection on the fading art of curiosity and the danger of living on default.

Mar 24•Molly B.

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The Word Game That Kills Small Talk

How to uncover your friends' internal mythologies and private superstitions over a second bottle of wine.

Mar 16•Molly B.

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The Recommended Dosage

A weekly prescription for morale: music, books, food, and media.

Mar 10•Molly B.

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What is School For?

Why high grades are masking the literacy crisis—and how to break the "box" of compliance-based learning.

Feb 18•Molly B.

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A Short Overview of My Journaling Ecosystem

Romanticizing discipline over aesthetics: A sketch of my journaling ecosystem.

Feb 8•Molly B.

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