Amplified

  It started in sixth grade. “Why don’t you just pretend to play?  Just move your fingers around, but don’t play.”  She was our new band teacher, and I, the young girl just learning to play the oboe.   Her words seeped down, wrapping their slimy fingers around my insecurities, and for the next year, I just […]

Word prompt: Voice

I’m loving how The Grove is our time to be brave together.  The letters that were written last week were full of courageous honesty.  It was one of our richest link-ups!  You can check it out here. This week we’re exploring “Voice.”  So many ideas come to mind for this one, I can’t wait to […]

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