I Never Write Right
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="sneered">sneered</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span>. "<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="silly">silly</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="geniuses">geniuses</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="smugly">smugly</span>, "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="semester">semester</span>." <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="humiliated">humiliated</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="poem">poem</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mailed">mailed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Capri">Capri</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Weekly">Weekly</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="astonishment">astonishment</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span>. "<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tasted">tasted</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="written">written</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poems">poems</span>, <span word="letters">letters</span>, <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recipes">recipes</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="minus">minus</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="scrapbooks">scrapbooks</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="killers">killers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="napped">napped</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="typed">typed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="typewriter">typewriter</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="random">random</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manuscript">manuscript</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="Pampers">Pampers</span> <span word="diapers">diapers</span> <span word="package">package</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manuscript">manuscript</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="enclosed">enclosed</span> <span word="read">read</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illustrations">illustrations</span>. <span word="Chapter">Chapter</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="favourites">favourites</span>. <span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>." <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diaper">diaper</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mailed">mailed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="stamped">stamped</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manuscript">manuscript</span>.</p>
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