Someone to Sit in the Foxhole: A Grandfather’s Speech That Changed Everything

age to figure out the difference.”

The bell rang.

Usually, that sound triggers a stampede.

Nobody moved.

The teacher, a young guy who looked like he’d been crying, had to clear his throat. “Class dismissed,” he croaked.

As they packed up, the purple-haired girl walked up to the front. She didn’t say a word. She just reached out and took my gnarly, wrinkled continue reading …