Head of department JH hauled six of us into his office. He was furious that the PhD students had ‘stupidly’ submitted their draft conference paper submissions for peer review to unworthy colleagues in a ‘nutty evangelical gay Methodist’ further education college in Finland.

I argued against JH’s cruel accusation, citing IH’s employment at this institution as an indicator of its reputable status. GW spoke up to support me, then popped a frozen chicken breast into the office microwave for her supper.