I wish I had a hidden skill.
Something I could just whip out
at times when the chips are down
and give everyone a thrill
when they discover my skill.
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Songbird: The Rise and Fall of Jimmy B. Chapter I
CHAPTER I: School
James Bernard Peternelli sat in the chair quietly. Just as his mother instructed him to do. Of course, everything James Bernard did was donequietly. That is why he was sitting outside the junior high school’s principal’s office. He could hear his mother’s raised voice as she spoke with the principal and guidance counselor. Did he understand the meeting concerned his fate at the school? The school officials didn’t think so but his mother certainly did. That was why the two of them were at the school. His mother was determined to prove he had every right to be taught in the public school.
Continue readingYou’re invited to life’s feast…are you coming?
View life as one big feast. We’re all responsible to bring a dish. What will you contribute to this world? No dish too small. Continue reading
The Ascension
Here are a couple of assumptions for this piece:
- Most of us have room for improvement even with our most skilled abilities and talents.
- With the exception of a few prodigies most of us better ourselves line upon line, grace by grace. We may show a flair or talent for a particular skill or ability but every person ascends up a particular path with experience.
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