TW Depression The following is the beginning of Norton Juster’s infamous book The Phantom Tollbooth. While I don’t have it memorized per se, I do remember how much it resonated with me when I first heard it, and I think about it often, especially when I’m sinking into a depressive episode, like I have been recently… Chapter 1. Milo There was once a boy named … Continue reading Me and Milo down by the Schoolyard
With so little going on in my life right now, I find myself reminiscing about my past lives. As I’ve written on this blog before, when I was in elementary and middle school, I had the tendency to stand up in the front of the classroom and say whatever the hell came to my mind. I began different movements and activities because it never dawned … Continue reading The Elementary School Market
I have a secret (that is not so secretive) for all of you reading this blog. I am, and have always been, a total ham. The only difference between young Renata and adult Renata is that now I am a ham with SOCIAL ANXIETY! I love attention, but only on my own terms and only from so many people at one time. As a child, … Continue reading Private School Capers
Buffalo Sauce Everywhere 