Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Most of what I remember from seventh grade English is: A short story must have a conflict. It can be a conflict between man and nature, man and man, or man and himself. To which I always added: Women are not permitted in short stories except as the object of the conflict.
Ha!! Good one.

I remember being "assigned" to the library for PE and recess for two years when I was in a wheelchair and using crutches when I was a kid. The librarian saw a crushed spirit as I was a wildly active kid, but she talked with me and actually listened and started steering me towards books far above my level, she helped me let my mind run free even though my body couldn't, she introduced me to some amazing literature... sure made english classes fun from that point on.