I was feeling everything too much. Everything pulled at my eyes. I spent hours floating in pools.

High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in.

Hello Frances, I have just been to health class, and I was wondering how your feminine parts were developing.

WHEN we don't get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don't blame the soldiers.

Be strong, be brave, be true. Endure.

The voice of the nickly reflection of the moon was not as deep as you might expect. It was a singer’s voice, though, a tenor, one that loved itself without reservation. “I feel time like you dream. Your dreams are jumbled. You can’t remember the order of your dreams, and when you recall them, the memories bend. Faces change. It’s all in puddles and ripples. That’s what time is for me.

Well, my background is journalism. I don't have any creative-writing experience except for one class I took as a sophomore in college.