arty

a short story about eccentricity, dolphin impersonations, and embracing your weirdness

There was this kid at my high school named Arty Willock.

There were a lot of strange things about Arty beyond the fact his name was ‘Arthur’, which was a pretty rare name, and unless you watched the cartoon aardvark show or were into English folklore, you probably hadn’t heard of anyone named Arthur, let alone ‘Arty’.

He was quiet in a way that made you t…