Timeliness

So I can feel that some of you are getting a bit cranky because the stories have not been posted in a timely manner. I get that. I do things every week on a very tight schedule, and when things aren't going according to the timeline, I get messed up, myself. So I'm getting cranky, too, because while, yes, there was that one time when I didn't remember to post the stories right away, in this second part of the semester the reason that stories are not being posted promptly is because I am not receiving them on time.

*grouchy teacher voice* This is the part where I would like to remind you of the syllabus, which contains the following passage:

WARNING:  Because I take workshops so seriously, if you don’t upload your story on the day that it is due, you can expect your assignment grade to drop by a full letter.  If you are having trouble writing or finishing your story, please contact me and I will read what you have and help you.

Ahem.
*regular voice* Now all that being said, I like to be pretty easy-going about this kind of thing--if you say you need another few hours, especially for a story that's due on Thursday but we're not going to workshop until the next Tuesday, and you ask me ahead of time, I like to give you that. But I feel like now almost all of the stories are coming in late, which is not fair to me or fair to the students who turned their stories on time.

I am posting today's folder with only one story in it, because I have only received one story. From now on, I will post the workshop folder by 5 pm on the day the stories are due, unless you have spoken with me specifically about posting at another time.