He fumbled with the doorknob. Reaching over his head, I slid back the deadbolt and the door swung open. With inscrutable expression, he walked out and sat down on the bench swing, blankly surveying the air before him, legs swinging six inches over the floor of the deck. Six inches for his six years on…
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“Schizophrenic Musings” by Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes does not require friendship. At least that’s what he thinks….
Scorned by Today
We live in fear of being scorned by Today. Nobody ever knows when it will happen to them. It begins in middle school. One girl wears a cropped tube top and everyone thinks she’s “cool”. Another girl wears the same thing and storms away alone, labeled “slut” by all. That awful scorn is evident in all levels…
Track and Field Tributes and Reflections
I picked up a ribbon today. I was looking through my old things and found it, a blue first in the 1600 m at a middle school meet. 2011, the ribbon read; I was a 6th grader in 2011. Flipping it over, I found my time scrawled on the back: 5:59. As a twelve year…