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    The Last Teacher
    The Last Teacher
    The Last Teacher
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    The Last Teacher

    By Chris Dietzel

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    As parts of everyday life begin to fade away, one teacher struggles to keep a semblance of normality for the teenagers in her classroom. But what can she teach to students who know they will one day be the final remnants of mankind? THE LAST TEACHER is a story about realizing which lessons are most important in life.

    A Great De-evolution short story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChris Dietzel
    Release dateAug 31, 2015
    ISBN9781311265227
    The Last Teacher
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    Chris Dietzel

    Chris graduated from Western Maryland College (McDaniel College). He currently lives in Florida. His dream is to write the same kind of stories that have inspired him over the years.His short stories have been published in Temenos, Foliate Oak, and Down in the Dirt. His novels have been featured on the Science Fiction Spotlight, been required reading at the university level, and have been turned into award-winning audiobooks produced by Podium Publishing.Outside of writing, Dietzel is a huge fan of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and mixed martial arts (MMA). He trained in BJJ for ten years, earning the rank of brown belt, and went 2-0 in amateur MMA fights before an injury ended his participation in contact sports.

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      Book preview

      The Last Teacher - Chris Dietzel

      The Last Teacher

      A Great De-evolution Short

      Chris Dietzel

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidence.

      THE LAST TEACHER, Copyright 2015 by Chris Dietzel. All rights reserved.

      Published in the United States by Watch The World End Publishing.

      Cover Photography: Matt Butterweck

      Cover Design: Chris Dietzel

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      First Day

      Second Choice

      Third Warning

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      Fifth Kid

      Sixth Country

      Seventh Student

      Eighth Time

      Ninth Report

      Tenth Quiz

      Eleventh Drink

      Twelfth Call

      Final Chance

      About the Author

      First Day

      Hello, class!

      None of the students said hello in return, the way they always seemed to do on television shows. Even after sixteen years of teaching, she never stopped hoping that just one time she would hear a chorus of Hello, Ms. Phillips in response to her cheeriness. Instead, there was silence.

      Not only didn’t the children seem eager to greet her, most of them didn’t even bother to look up at their new English teacher. Gazing at students who had their faces pointed down toward their desks, she couldn’t help but wonder why they bothered to show up if they didn’t want to be there. The days of school officials tracking down delinquent children were long gone.

      The few kids who did look up at her from behind their desks were the ones who actually wanted to be there, either because they enjoyed reading or because school offered a distraction from what was going on in the world. These were the kids who at least smiled at her politely when she spoke. Maybe one or two of them were conditioned to believe good grades still mattered, and they knew she would give them an A+ if they acted like they cared.

      I’m Ms. Phillips. She pointed to her name, written on the chalkboard for the class to see, and smiled. However, feel free to call me Ray if you like. Whichever you prefer.

      Now, every face in the room was looking at her. But the ones who had been smiling were now scratching their chins or frowning. The ones who had been more interested in the graffiti on their desks were all looking up and

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