Tina Winchester
Stories (2/0)
A Passion for Breaking Down Barriers
You are only able to read this because you understand English. Perhaps, like me, you were born into an English-speaking family and grew up surrounded by your mother tongue. You think in English. And perhaps also, like me, you have largely taken for granted your natural, easy ability to speak what has become the most economically important and useful language of our time around the world.
By Tina Winchester3 years ago in Education
Dictum
Peter was sure he’d cleaned out the secondhand desk quite thoroughly when he’d brought it home a week ago, but there was definitely something foreign at the bottom of the drawer. He’d been rifling through to grab one of the new pens he’d bought along with pencils, printer paper, paper clips, highlighters, and even a new pair of scissors. He’d carefully wiped out the drawer before placing each neatly inside, awash in the secret unspoken pleasure that springs from the promise of a newly organized desk, almost as if it were a fresh start at life.
By Tina Winchester3 years ago in Humans