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DanielRichard

  • The Spirit and the Fool

    The Spirit and the FoolThere was once a man, as men there tend to be, and this man was walking, as these men often do. To where exactly he was ...

    9 min read
  • First Chance, Second String

    This is a sports column I wrote my Senior year of high school for the school paper, of which I was the editor. It won first place in the state ...

    4 min read
  • Nobody Knows

    Just one of those random things that's on your mind and eventually forces its way onto paper. I might use it for an intro to a short story. Anyway, I ...

    4 min read
  • "Carlsbad": Intro + Part I

    Author's note: this is a story about adolescence and lost innocence, and I believe it is my version of how childhood idealism falls apart as we grow older. It also ...

    10 min read
  • "Carlsbad": Part II

    The next three days were spent in Santa Fe. The school arranged activities throughout each day. Some of them were more to our interest, such as the mountain biking, and ...

    10 min read
  • "Carlsbad": Part III + Conclusion

    Part III:Again, we walked to Carlsbad Caverns from the hotel, but this time Stephanie and I stayed together, along with Jennifer who was more than happy to be the third ...

    17 min read
  • Why Nice Guys Finish Last

    Sorry for the language/sexual references. Hope this does not offend anyone!Why Nice Guys Finish LastYou know whose fault it is? Jane Austin’s. That’s right, Jane Austin. You know why? She ...

    3 min read


Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
— Miles Kington