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I hear faint footsteps heading towards my door. I listen for a moment. Loud at the beginning of the step and quiet as the rest of the foot comes down. They’re walking with the ball of their feet, not wearing heels though you can’t hear the click at the end. Only Margret, Shannon, and Alexa walk like that, but Alexa wear’s heels. A faint tick sounds through the office, like a bone popping. Margaret has joint issues. From what I’ve heard and researched, Joint Hypermobility, born with it. Just to be sure I listen for the jingling of her bracele...
Dear Journal, welcome to the daily and painfully detailed chronicles of Blake Macall’s life. My wife says I don’t talk enough about my day, “and it can’t just be ‘I taught class today. Some students are cool, some suck’ include all the small things” so obviously I started singing Blink-182, which earned me an eye roll. So here I am writing it instead. I suppose this is for future me to look back on, or my wife to read, or my kids to stumble upon when I’m very dead. So for this first entry I’ll describe everything in great detail...
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