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My Unexpected Father
The annual sixth grade dance at the end of the school year is pinnacle to any middle schooler. It begins to set a precedence to what type of social being they are going to be entering 7th grade. How one behaves at the dance can make or break any student’s popularity. While it is not as heavily weighted as high school dances, the importance of this rhythmic ritual is very evident. For me, it was my chance to step into manhood and impress the one girl I had my eyes on: Debbie Washington. Similar to other sixth graders attending, it would be my first social dance outside of normal academic hours. Back in elementary school, there were fun dances held during the school day in our normal school day attire and participate in regular group dances like the Hokey Pokey or the Macarena. This presented a new problem in a content area I was unfamiliar with: prepping for a social gathering.
By Iris Harris4 years ago in Fiction
Step Right Up
Harry hated clowns. Their garish painted faces loomed at him from childhood memories. Creepy beings, powdery paint disguising the human beneath, presenting a fixed mask to the world. Too bright, too loud, too in-your-face, all fake emotion and impenetrable motives: you couldn't tell what they were thinking. "They're there to entertain, to make people happy, Harry," his mother would insist, eyes crinkling in amusement. But bunches of bright daises that pushed into his personal space and squirted water up his nose did not seem designed to make him happy.
By Moments Like These4 years ago in Fiction









