He asked us how many, we said "2." Then, a little girl popped up from behind the podium and offered to take us to our table upstairs. We followed her as she proudly told us that the restaurant was her mom's. We got to the table and she gave us the menus. But then, she … Continue reading Imagine This
I'm on the metro coming home from a 9-5 day at work. I'm standing in the corner next to the doors listening to a podcast called “Startup.” In it, an entrepreneur named Alex Bloomberg tries to open up a podcast company. But in the particular segment I’m listening to, he is reading Shel Silverstein’s classic, … Continue reading The Four Kids on the Metro on the Way Home
"Aw, I wish I could, but I have to..." For a while, that was my response to a lot of invitations to hang out. Even though I really wanted to go most of the time, either schoolwork or other obligations took precedence. Because in the end, I get graded on these assignments, and those grades affect my … Continue reading When I Realized Something Obvious
My twin brother and I used to write stories--mostly about knights, kings, and the occasional dragon-- and reading the Lord of the Rings in third grade was definitely a contributor to the fact. We only had one set of the series books, though, so we always had to trade off reading. The exchange was always accompanied by a, "what … Continue reading A Brother, The Wild, and An Introduction
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