Category 2024 December
”You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here?” My friend asked. We both went to the same college, me and Madison, we were in the same dorm then we became roommates and best friends. After 4 years of… Continue Reading →
“You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here?” I hear recited behind me from a very familiar voice. The deep tone and little bit of rasp in it, I turned around and out of nowhere he appeared. John,… Continue Reading →
Move You’ve got a college degree, what are you doing here? That question dances in your head, holding your mind in chains. Your body doesn’t move; it won’t move. You remain rooted in place, Unable to leave, unable to feel,… Continue Reading →
“You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here?” The question’s sharp edge cuts clear. But I smile and shrug, no shame in my tone, For life’s not a script, and I’ve written my own. I’ve learned more from… Continue Reading →
Post-Collegiate Contemplation “You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here?” The words came into her ears harsher than Holland meant them. What was she doing here? This particular customer had been coming in every few days since she… Continue Reading →
You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here? I feel the question linger in my mind. Even in my dreams I hear those same words, Was it truly worth it? This degree was not my true ambition. It… Continue Reading →
You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here? The question echoed in his head for months at a time. He hadn’t answered the foreman when he asked, he just nodded and went back to adjusting the conveyor belt…. Continue Reading →
Plight of a Poet “You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here?” There was so much potential. What a shame. The chance to fly, and to greatness be near. Oh, but I did fly, just not how they… Continue Reading →
I’m in Washington DC, on and off, working on a project. I was getting off the Metro around 2nd Street and Florida when I heard, “You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here?”. Interesting thought. What are the… Continue Reading →