Lore is a journal for adjunct and graduate student teachers of writing published three times a year and edited by TAs, adjuncts, and assistant professors.   welcome to a new forum for discussing pedagogy and professional matters. informal discussions of everyday teaching issues In this issue: How do we handle student disclosure, and how do we disclose information about ourselves in the classroom? How do professionalism, authority, and objectivity complicate this issue? an archived listserv on professional issues In this issue: What is positive about the life of an adjunct? Why might someone prefer being an adjunct over other work situations (either in or out of the academy)? Has the emphasis on what is not working in the adjunct world been misguided or right on target? brief essays on various aspects of teaching and composition In this issue: A Day in the Life of a Writing Center Director stories and practical advice on job seeking and balancing work and life In this issue: Book Review Special Focus: The Academic Couple