A recent fifth-grade graduate from P.S. 166, Charlotte Anne had looked forward to enrolling at I.S. 44 middle school with then—best friend Rachel Richmond (who would run away from home before the end of eighth grade anyway after a particularly brutal belt-beating from her stepfather), but on a to...
for the reality show, and she’s finally gotten the call letting her know that she’s no longer being considered. Oh, I didn’t want it that much anyway, she reports back to Priscilla. I just got caught up in the moment. Priscilla kind of wants to reach through the phone and punch Taylor in the face...
means, much less how to write a paper on it. What does “rhetoric” mean? you ask your roommate. Kimmie is practically a hippie compared to you, wears peasant blouses and patched dungarees, ends a lot of sentences with the word “man.” Is that a rhetorical question? she asks, laughing a bit more tha...
NATURALLY, THERE ARE PEOPLE who think I need counseling. They tell me that I’m in denial. They say I’m here for you. They say You can call anytime just to talk. They suggest groups. They say There are support groups for what you are going through. Believe me, I wish there were. They suggest other...