Do I want to die from the inside out or the outside in?

We're good at taking care of little kids, and spend a lot of energy teaching them things like how to read. But when kids get as tall as their parents and can look them in the eyes, we tend to drop the ball - at a time they most need a loving consistent community of adults, be it parents, aunts, uncles, or others.

The best time to talk to ghosts is just before the sun comes up.

A breath of steam trickles out, filled with the sobs of a grown woman breaking into girl-sized pieces.

It is my first morning of high school. I have seven new notebooks, a skirt I hate, and a stomachache.

I picked up one of the books and flipped through it. Don't get me wrong, I like reading. But some books should come with warning labels: Caution: contains characters and plots guaranteed to induce sleepiness. Do not attempt to operate heavy machinery after ingesting more than one chapter. Has been known to cause blindness, seizures and a terminal loathing of literature. Should only be taken under the supervision of a highly trained English teacher. Preferably one who grades on the curve.

i decapitated dandelions all morning, leaving carnage and death strewn into my path.