I couldn’t find hide nor hair about personality books on the Internet, so I was almost sure I had dreamed them. It wouldn’t have been the first time I was the only one to be so sure that something was a thing, only to find that I was overruled by reality. But I distinctly remembered […]
middle school
A Detention Full of Firsts
I saw a Facebook quiz the other day that almost made me set aside my draconian ban on Facebook quizzes. The questions were all about firsts. It made me think of newborn puppies and toddlers, shiny new shoes and hope. And I thought, how much trouble could I get in taking this? Here’s how much. […]
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette
For the record, I was never a smoker. My lungs should be as pink and soft as the inside of a baby kitten’s mouth, minus the sandpaper tongue and hairballs. And if they’re not, I blame not the second-hand smoke of my mom from birth to 18 or the second-hand smoke from most of my […]
Dear 13-Year-Old Me, Girlfriend Please
I’ve reconnected with so many of my childhood hometown friends, that I’m being constantly reminded of two things: I look the same as I did when I was in middle school. I am nothing like I was when I was in middle school. When I’m forced to think back to 1971, all I can think […]