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

forward.

“First,” she said gently, “I want to acknowledge that what happened yesterday was… powerful.”

I didn’t trust the word powerful.

People use it when they don’t know what else to say.

The principal cleared his throat. “It’s gotten a lot of attention.”

“A lot,” Tyler muttered.

The teacher—Mr. Larkin, I remembered—looked down at his hands. “I didn’t continue reading …