10 Stories for the Back to School Season

For the back to school season, or for any time you feel like revisiting the embarrassment, thrills, general mortification, and ignorant bliss of school days, we've got 10 stories that recall the hallways and classrooms--and imagine MUCH weirder schools than the one you attended (it's possible). Featuring: Tributaries, by Ramona Ausubel Passing Each Other in the Halls, by Matt de la Pena The School, by Donald Barthelme Our Education, by Lincoln Michel Reading in the Schools, by Hannah Rahimi The Mothers Excerpt, by Brit Bennett All the Keys to All the Doors, by Clare Beams Wait Til You See Me Dance, by Deb Olin Unferth The Great Disaster, by Alanna Schubach Maroon by Ladi Opaluwa