i volunteer to tutor this older woman every Thursday who is studying to get her GED. we’re working on writing and coming up with different points we can make to expand upon our thesis statements.
today i told her, “it’s like a muscle that we have to flex. you’ll get better at it in time.”
she responds, “you’re working with a traumatized muscle. it’s been pulled, twisted, and sprained like you wouldn’t believe”

















