Hurt You a Little (4)
“Mom won’t stop bugging me,” Emilie muttered to me on our way from lunch. Just as I’d hoped, she’d barely touched her food. “Like, she...
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Nancy E Wood
Oct 7, 20195 min read
Hurt You a Little (3)
(Part Two) The next day, as expected, the hallways were buzzing. “What?” “Bulimic?” “Who? Summer? No way.” “No wonder she’s so skinny.”...
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Nancy E Wood
Sep 30, 20196 min read
Hurt You a Little (2)
(Part One) I knelt in front of the library, tears dripping down my face. My backpack lay on the ground, paper strewn everywhere. I...
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Nancy E Wood
Sep 21, 20192 min read
Hurt You a Little (1)
I think it was then, watching her mouth moving, a confident half-smile on her face, the teacher’s eyes glistening with pride, that I decided
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Nancy E Wood
Jun 1, 20196 min read
Writing Competition Winners!
This month, I've had a lot of fun hosting a writing competition. It was hard choosing the winners, but it was a lot of fun reading each...
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Nancy E Wood
Mar 3, 20194 min read
Single (3)
Another night, another Game of Thrones marathon with Jarrett. Since the first episode a few days ago, it’s kind of grown on me. Jarret...
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Nancy E Wood
Feb 24, 20194 min read
Single (2)
It's late, and Jarrett’s texting me. I’m watching reruns of The Bachelor so I don’t have to focus while I’m texting him back. Jarrett:...
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Nancy E Wood
Feb 17, 20195 min read
Single (1)
I drop my phone on the bed with a huff. Even she could find somebody. Why not me? It’s like every friend I ever have has a boyfriend....
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Nancy E Wood
Nov 4, 20189 min read
The Way You See (4)
I think about canceling, telling Drew I’m sick or got hurt at the dojo. But something won’t let me do that. I don’t want to lie to him...
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Nancy E Wood
Oct 21, 20185 min read
The Way You See (3)
I become someone who wears glasses. If that surprised some people, they got used to it quickly. I regularly beat Meg Ingleson—not every...
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Nancy E Wood
Sep 23, 20185 min read
The Way You See (2)
Read Part 1 here. I wear sunglasses a lot, so it’s not like I’ve never had something perched on my nose and pushing on my ears, but I...
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Nancy E Wood
Sep 9, 20185 min read
The Way You See (1)
The birds speed across the sky, riding the wind, on their way to find somewhere to spend the night, I guess, to continue their journey...
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Nancy E Wood
Jul 8, 20181 min read
POV
I’m nervous. First day, and I don’t know anyone. That girl there, she’s probably worked here forever. Look at the way she’s taking charge...
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Nancy E Wood
Mar 4, 20183 min read
Selfish
I hung up the phone, cutting off my friend's pleading voice. She was too busy for me, again. I stared into space, wondering if I really...
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Nancy E Wood
Nov 12, 20178 min read
That One Voice in My Head (3)
Read part 1 here. Julia I walked in my house to see my dad home. He sat, watching TV with a beer can in his hand. Three empty cans sat on...
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Nancy E Wood
Oct 29, 201710 min read
That One Voice in My Head (2)
Read part 1 here. Heather I was home, lying on the sofa in the living room beside Grandpa’s room. I could still hear nothing but myself....
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Nancy E Wood
Oct 15, 20177 min read
That One Voice in My Head (1)
Heather Julia Champion had always been my most hated person. Even her name got on my nerves. Her voice was even worse. It was nasally,...
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Nancy E Wood
Sep 17, 20172 min read
Judgmental
She sits on her bench outside, watching her schoolmates pass her by. She resents them all. They’re all happy, laughing at each other’s...
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Nancy E Wood
Jul 30, 20176 min read
Just Wanted to Help (2)
Two weeks passed, and school began again. Brinley stopped telling her parents who she was spending time with, because, after all, she...
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Nancy E Wood
Jul 16, 20178 min read
Just Wanted to Help (1)
When Brinley came back from her grandparents’ house in Maine, she knew she was a different person. She felt fine, she didn’t need any...
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