I was only in primary school
D. David Croot has been writing on and off (pretty much continually) for nineteen hundred years. He is no preternatural creature, no real special abilities…
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Are You The Smartest Person In The Room?
I don’t care if you are and honestly, neither should you. Even if you’re the smartest, strongest, hardest worker in the room, there’s someone smarter,…
I kept going
I moved out of my old broken place of residence, and by a one-sided love heart that was shattered. Every conversation hurt like an idle…
The Sarah Burke Accident
Flying high one minute, crashing down to earth the next Ever since she was a teenager Canadian Sarah Jean Burke was drawn to the freestyle…
Dungeons and Dental Plans
“I’m sorry, sir. You can include only one sword, mace, or war hammer in your carry-on baggage. The rest will have to be checked.” It…
Hop and Hop with Gleepglop-Geep! A Bedtime Reader
Gleepglop-Geep is curled up under the dried leaves, warm and comfortable. But not sleeping! Gleepglop-Geep knows that sleeping is dangerous, and she is far too…
Getting Ahead in Business
Graeme Wood turned the newspaper to Local News, folded it, and smoothed it flat on the plastic table in front of him. The waitress passed…
Spelling Out (2)
The first round was supposed to be like batting practice. After two girls had nailed a couple of puffballs, Marcus stepped to the microphone and…
Spelling Out (1)
I was the so-called star of the day and got to ride shotgun. Mom had wrangled me into one of Eli’s neckties because I’d outgrown…