I was an overweight kid until tenth grade. I wish I could say I shrank in size then, but I didn't. That was the year Ms. Gandy - my Lit teacher- made each of her students read three works by fifteen authors of our choosing. Aldous Huxley was one of the writers I picked and, although I can't recall the name of the story, it changed the way I viewed my size. It was a tale of … [Read more...] about Brand new day
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Something To Say
Hey, y'all. For months, Cynthia's been after me to write somethin' for her website. Now, I don't think I've really got much to say. Well, nothing that hasn't been said before in one way or another. But she says I'm wrong about that. That I need to step right up to the microphone, so to speak, and say what it's like to be me. I told her, "You already talked about me in that … [Read more...] about Something To Say
Worn Shoes
I was young when I first understood what it meant to "put yourself" in someone else's shoes. Those words changed the way I thought. They taught me one of the most valuable lessons in life and set me on the road to being a writer. It's a simple concept, putting yourself in someone's shoes. It takes empathy to wear what they wear, walk where they walk, see what they see, live the … [Read more...] about Worn Shoes
