fitting for the 10-year anniversary year of high school graduation

May 02, 2014 12:59

Last night, I suddenly re-remembered my high school freshman English teacher, the one who made such a significant impact on me. I had subjected him to not only my insatiable grammar curiosity (purposefully coming up with questions, usually about the difference between two similar words like "affect" and "effect"), but also my horrific 900-page, ( Read more... )

passion, goals, determination, poetic prose, writing, dreams

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blck_phnx May 3 2014, 15:56:48 UTC
This the English teacher who told stories about being in the Navy, being a prison guard, and being a secret shopper? (The one who also taped a student to his desk, after said student had fallen asleep while we were watching Hamlet?)

I just read a fantasy book that was very obviously D&D inspired....made me think of you, lol. (And their story got published!)

It's always good to get guided and inspired by people you meet along the way. That will be a good dedication. I'm sure he'll be touched.

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aldecoary May 5 2014, 01:43:21 UTC
Yep. Hopefully he's still in the area!

Haha, it's nice to have company, even if we're clowns.

:)

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garowyn May 6 2014, 20:20:46 UTC
:) Someday!

I have a couple of high school English teachers I still remember (we had one for grades 7-11, then a new one in grade 12), and I hope I can do that, too. How to find them again, though...lol

900 pages, WOW, I have never written that much yet, I better get crackin'!

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aldecoary May 11 2014, 15:34:46 UTC
:) Yeah, I wonder that too--but I won't worry about it until the day comes! I guess I'm worried I'll jinx myself, heh.

It was during my page-a-day exercise. But 900 worthless pages only equates to about 20 good ones, and you have that! :)

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garowyn May 28 2014, 21:33:53 UTC
Thank you. ;~;

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