Reading Local News

A high school student from the next county over committed suicide in a seemingly shocking eruption from what I can uncover on the matter. And every periodical - every student newspaper and facebook devotee - all faculty, friend, family - everyone seems to agree on two notions:

1. He was a nice boy.

2. Sometimes it’s very tiring being a nice boy.

I think about my students that I work with and I wish there was a way to buy carrier pigeons and tie teeny little notes that say

You are the best and the brightest and I swear it will always get exponentially better.

  1. midwestmarina posted this
This is what love is for; To be out of place. Gorgeous and alone, face to face.

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