"In the Advanced Portion of the Class, We'll Set You on Fire": Stunt School at Age 33

I have a Master’s degree, but my return to school as a 33-year-old wasn’t to chase a Ph.D. In my re-entry to so-called academia, I didn’t even crack a book open. The extent of my reading came in the form of reviewing consent waivers that outlined how I couldn’t take legal action against anyone who set me on fire or threw me off of scaffolding. I told acquaintances that I was leaving town for a couple of weeks for some continuing education, which was partially true. The detail I left out ...