Rishi Agrawal
@rishiwrites.bsky.social
High School English and Creative Writing teacher in Northern Virginia. BA in English from University of Virginia. MFA in Poetry from Indiana University. Ex-Lawyer. Indian-American. He/him.
Wife: How did so much popcorn end up on the floor?
Me: What an intriguing mystery!
Me: What an intriguing mystery!
October 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Wife: How did so much popcorn end up on the floor?
Me: What an intriguing mystery!
Me: What an intriguing mystery!
The best card I have ever gotten. This is what keeps teachers going. From an 11th grader.
June 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The best card I have ever gotten. This is what keeps teachers going. From an 11th grader.
Overheard (11th grader): You can tell your attorney that you did it and they can’t say nothing because of lawyer/patient confidentiality.
May 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Overheard (11th grader): You can tell your attorney that you did it and they can’t say nothing because of lawyer/patient confidentiality.
One of my students was giving a presentation today and before she started, she said, “No AI. All brain.”
I need that on a T-shirt.
I need that on a T-shirt.
April 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
One of my students was giving a presentation today and before she started, she said, “No AI. All brain.”
I need that on a T-shirt.
I need that on a T-shirt.
Student just took a standardized test with an essay.
“Hey, Mr. A, I wrote four paragraphs, had a thesis statement, and used the word ideology. Do you think I passed?”
“Hey, Mr. A, I wrote four paragraphs, had a thesis statement, and used the word ideology. Do you think I passed?”
March 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Student just took a standardized test with an essay.
“Hey, Mr. A, I wrote four paragraphs, had a thesis statement, and used the word ideology. Do you think I passed?”
“Hey, Mr. A, I wrote four paragraphs, had a thesis statement, and used the word ideology. Do you think I passed?”
Student: I would give this book a 3/10 but only because I hated the teacher.
Me: …
Student: Oh! Sorry. I also read it last year.
Me: …
Student: Oh! Sorry. I also read it last year.
March 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Student: I would give this book a 3/10 but only because I hated the teacher.
Me: …
Student: Oh! Sorry. I also read it last year.
Me: …
Student: Oh! Sorry. I also read it last year.
11th Graders
Student 1: Gatsby deserved to die.
Student 2: No one deserves to die.
Student 1: Yes he did. He was delusional. And he was having an affair with a married woman who had a kid. If you cheat, you deserve to die.
Student 2: You said the exact same thing about John Proctor last month!
Student 1: Gatsby deserved to die.
Student 2: No one deserves to die.
Student 1: Yes he did. He was delusional. And he was having an affair with a married woman who had a kid. If you cheat, you deserve to die.
Student 2: You said the exact same thing about John Proctor last month!
February 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
11th Graders
Student 1: Gatsby deserved to die.
Student 2: No one deserves to die.
Student 1: Yes he did. He was delusional. And he was having an affair with a married woman who had a kid. If you cheat, you deserve to die.
Student 2: You said the exact same thing about John Proctor last month!
Student 1: Gatsby deserved to die.
Student 2: No one deserves to die.
Student 1: Yes he did. He was delusional. And he was having an affair with a married woman who had a kid. If you cheat, you deserve to die.
Student 2: You said the exact same thing about John Proctor last month!
Today I learned that comradery is a valid spelling of camaraderie. This has vexed me more than I would have thought possible.
December 5, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Today I learned that comradery is a valid spelling of camaraderie. This has vexed me more than I would have thought possible.
A student made this and gave it to me three years ago. But today there was tragedy.
“The cow, the old cow, she is dead;
It sleeps well, the horned head”
- A.E. Housman
(For the record, I knocked it over. Entirely my fault.)
“The cow, the old cow, she is dead;
It sleeps well, the horned head”
- A.E. Housman
(For the record, I knocked it over. Entirely my fault.)
December 3, 2024 at 1:43 AM
A student made this and gave it to me three years ago. But today there was tragedy.
“The cow, the old cow, she is dead;
It sleeps well, the horned head”
- A.E. Housman
(For the record, I knocked it over. Entirely my fault.)
“The cow, the old cow, she is dead;
It sleeps well, the horned head”
- A.E. Housman
(For the record, I knocked it over. Entirely my fault.)
Reposted by Rishi Agrawal
When people say,
"we have made it
through worse before"
— Clint Smith
*with alt text*
"we have made it
through worse before"
— Clint Smith
*with alt text*
November 14, 2024 at 12:40 AM
When people say,
"we have made it
through worse before"
— Clint Smith
*with alt text*
"we have made it
through worse before"
— Clint Smith
*with alt text*
So many new followers. I’m a high school English teacher from Northern Virginia. Have an MFA in Poetry from Indiana. Here’s my favorite poem that I’ve published: ogre.red/issues/2022-...
Rishi Agrawal 🔈
Poetry by Rishi Agrawal
ogre.red
November 13, 2024 at 2:46 AM
So many new followers. I’m a high school English teacher from Northern Virginia. Have an MFA in Poetry from Indiana. Here’s my favorite poem that I’ve published: ogre.red/issues/2022-...
Trying Bluesky again. Feels empty but so do I?
November 10, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Trying Bluesky again. Feels empty but so do I?
10 Print "HELLO WORLD"
20 Goto 10
20 Goto 10
July 27, 2023 at 5:50 PM
10 Print "HELLO WORLD"
20 Goto 10
20 Goto 10