Think back to when you were a child – and I’m talking about a young child. There was likely a time when your favorite world in the entire English language was “no.” Why do you think that is? Saying no made you feel strong and independent, and as if you were required to simply followContinue reading “Rediscover the Power of Saying “No””
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Humbly Asking for Your Help [Please Open]
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Controversial Lessons I Learned Through a Miserable High School Career
High school brings back a lot of memories. For some, those memories are positive ones. you were the captain of the football team, or you met the love of your life. For others, those memories are negative ones. My high school memories are negative ones. Now, I’ll admit – if you took an objective, third-personContinue reading “Controversial Lessons I Learned Through a Miserable High School Career”
[Poem] “The Choice is Mine”
I knock on the door, and guess who answers? No one. Not a single soul.
Letters I’ll Never Send #1 – School Yard Love (To P.B.)
I don’t know that there’s a normal or rational way to say this, but nothing has ever been the same as 10–12 year old me being completely in love with 10–12 year old you. And I say “in love” because as far as we were concerned at the time, it was love. Completely innocent, unadulterated love.
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