March 12, 2020 The ride home on Bus J is always an adventure. It ships the rowdiest kids on the longest ride — a 45-minute trek down Old Bridge Road, through one of the state’s densest forests. It always looked like it was on the verge of nighttime, even on the sunniest days. The man…
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Middletown Middle / Chapter One – The Mascot Curse
Here’s the first chapter of my grade school anthology book – Middletown Middle. The school with more mysteries than students. Chapter One – The Nickname Curse September 2020 “Coloring? Seriously?” Jeremy, the new fifth-grader, complains as he takes out his crayons. “We stopped coloring in second grade at my old school.” “Welcome to Middletown Middle,”…