spelling bee
a short story about unrealized potential, accidental success, and learning to try
I became my school district’s spelling bee champion by accident. The achievement certainly didn’t correlate with my general behavior in school.
When it was time for math or science, I’d open up my textbook and stand it straight up on my desk, then lay whatever paperback I was reading flat behind it.
“Steven,” my teacher would say. “I know you’re not follo…
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