Six years ago, this young man started 7th grade at Maranathan Academy as a critically at-risk student. I had just started volunteer-teaching creative writing. He graduated HS and enlisted in the Army. Last week, on leave after boot camp, he walked into class as a surprise for me. I guess you can tell how I felt about that.

I’ll let this be. 

T.K. Thorne writes about what moves her, following a flight path of curiosity, reflection, and imagination. Check out her (fiction and nonfiction) books at TKThorne.com