The Girl with the Brown Eyes (addendum)

Yesterday, I posted a story about a high school crush. As an addendum, I decided to post the poem to which I referred. Bear in mind, I was 16 when I wrote this.

The Girl with the Brown Eyes
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The Girl with the Brown Eyes

Imagine a high school boy, full of imagination and creativity and life, but painfully shy. He hasn’t quite grown into his body yet; his nose doesn’t fit his face, but it is more than sufficient for holding up his glasses. That was me — at least that was I saw myself then. [...]

Lo, the Sun Through Darkness Pierces!

I recall, as a kid, being fascinated at learning that some parts of the world experience lengthy periods of darkness — months, in fact. I was watching a television documentary recently that referred to a 16-hour night in Northern Canada. What seemed so cool to me as a kid now looks a bit [...]

In Search of 20/20: Done Deal!

I promised to write on Friday — I know. As it turned out, sitting in front of a computer was pretty low on my priority list. I was out seeing things!The surgery on Thursday was a great success. To my surprise, I slept like a baby Wednesday night, so I went into the surgery rested [...]

In Search of 20/20: The Day Before

It is Wednesday evening and the clock is ticking down the hours until I undergo LASIK surgery in the morning. Someone asked me if I am nervous. To my amazement, I am not. Well, not yet. My excitement and fascination with the procedure is keeping nervousness at bay so far. [...]

The Week to Come

It is Monday morning — early. The caffeine from my morning latte is slowly beginning to enter my bloodstream. I slept somewhere other than my own bed my own house last night, so I naturally didn’t sleep as well as I normally would. Perhaps a second latte is in order? But [...]