Maybe my mother's right. Maybe there is more to Bryce Loski than I know. Maybe it's time to meet him in the proper light.

To by held above the earth and be brushed by the wind," she said,"it's like your heart has been kissed by beauty.

The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I realized that to me, there had only ever been one boy.

I write early in the morning at the computer, and people think Im crazy, but I still use my Mac-Classic even though we have a state-of-the-art PC. There are just less distractions with the simpler machine.

...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.

Surely, I thought, a few bushes and some dilapidated wood couldn't stop someone's best and brightest blessing! Surely not!

Get beyond his eyes and his smile and the sheen of his hair - look at what's really there.