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A Thank You Letter (My Ode to Mr. Gaillard)

Dear Mr. Gaillard, I wanted to take this time to write to you. Albeit my feelings are disheveled because I know that this is a letter you’ll never get to read, I’m still writing it anyway. Where do I begin? You had such a profound impact on me as a beginner band student and ultimately…
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The FEAR of falling
But what caused all of this? I’m glad you asked. My family and I were attending a wedding. I was about 14 years old at the time. At this point, we’re at the reception. The Reverend asked everyone to stand, to say the food blessing. We walked in through the side door, having just arrived…
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Unfair Expectations
I expected my friends to support the things that I did because they’re my friends (the good things, of course). I think that I’m a pretty good friend and I deserve the same type of loyalty and commitment that other people get from me. Is that too much to ask? I can’t be the only…
