“Hello, Maddy,” Cy said after clearing his throat. He gripped the carnations in his hands, then rolled the stems through his fingers. Several petals fell slowly to the ground. “You picked a beautiful day,” Maddy replied. His gaze dropped to the surrounding trees, still leafless but covered with buds. “For a spring day, not too … Continue reading Springtime
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Crossings (excerpt of Jonathan of Jamesville High)
Jonathan jogs home, finds a library, volunteers to read to children, faces uncertainty about his family, manages rent struggles, and confronts his loneliness in a dark trailer.
