Some kids brought video games to sleepovers. Mike brought a boot box full of stolen beer and a water bottle … More
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Guinea Pig
Mike arrived at Lycoming College in the fall with a 3.8 GPA from his first semester and a spot on … More
The Shoe box
Some kids brought video games to sleepovers. Mike brought a boot box full of stolen beer and a water bottle of whiskey. He was thirteen and already doing the math: three beers, Pat barely drinking, more for him. “The Shoebox” is about the last day of eighth grade and the first time relief felt like addiction.
Finding Hope Through Faith and Friendship
From the outside, I painted a picture of perfection. The all-star baseball player. The champion wrestler. The good student when I chose to be. But behind the facade, a storm raged within me—a tempest of doubt, loneliness, and a pain I couldn’t name.
