The Best of The Worst
This blog features writing from my younger years … from mortifying diary entries and bad poetry to high school newspaper articles and short stories. As a tortured teen, I would have been crushed had my poignant poems and powerful prose not been taken seriously. But the funniest things are often those that are unexpected, and re-reading my efforts as an adult, I find that I was often at my best and most entertaining when I was trying to be anything but that.-
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BOATS (Based On A True Story) – Part 10
“You mean it? I can really go?” “Your father and I talked about it and I’m not going to pretend we were too keen on the idea to start with, but I think we’ve both realized that you’ve grown up … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, BOATS, Humor, Lesbian, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Camping, Desert, High School, Parents, Prom, rock climbing, yearbook
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Grandma Was Right – Chapter 5
It was the last day of school and all of the kids got yearbooks. They were supposed to come a week before that but they were late. Everybody was signing yearbooks. But Barbie was so excited about going on their … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fiction, Grandma Was Right, Humor, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Brothers, Camping, Fishing, Lost, Parents, Summer
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