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“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 →
“People were trying to tell him he was a genius.” Brycen never believed them. He always thought these people were crazy and had no idea what they were talking about. Brycen was a teenager growing up in a town filled… Continue Reading →
People were trying to tell him he was a genius. “Nitro the things you have made shouldn’t even be possible and you want to use them for robbing a bank?”, “Obviously, Spud. The bank is where the real money is… Continue Reading →
Sketches in the sky People were trying to tell him he was a genius. As he crouched on the sidewalk, chalk in his hand, Tracing scenes of the city in colors so deep, They made the ground seem like stars… Continue Reading →
People were trying to tell him he was a genius. Were they right? Maybe. I don’t know if it was actual intellect or just being able to sound really smart. My best guess is a bit of both. I sat… Continue Reading →
People were trying to tell him he was a genius. As Henry walked along the side of the board room table, people kept on shaking his hand. Patting his back. Telling him he was a genius. The only thing he… Continue Reading →
“People were trying to tell him he was a genius, you know,” I looked pointedly at Peter, “But he just never could accept that title, was real humble about it all.” “I don’t think you’re so humble like him, Grampy,”… Continue Reading →
“People were trying to tell him he was a genius.” And he was! I was absolutely overjoyed to begin working for him, even if he never seemed to care. Tomorrow was the first test of an experimental rocket engine, and… Continue Reading →
People were trying to tell him he was a genius, but it was all the glory of the past. The infamous man was now captured in prison and tortured by the president. The man, possessing strong fame and holding marvelous… Continue Reading →
“People were trying to tell him he was…” A genius, Jean whispered, finishing the sentence before any other could. A brilliant soul of gift. What more embellishments would be necessary to add to the well-established image of his? Jean had… Continue Reading →
People were trying to tell him he was a genius. Michael Hernandez didn’t want to listen. Everyone was trying to tell him about the great service to the world he had just accomplished. Michael didn’t really care for these snotty… Continue Reading →
People were trying to tell him he was a genius, a brilliant, sharp, and successful young man. With every question he aced, and every problem he solved, he became a prodigy, praised for his impeccable knowledge. As his success and… Continue Reading →
The Price of a Genius People were trying to tell him he was a genius. His mind, overflowing with ideas, A crown of knowledge was forced onto his head. Unable to take it off. Bound to his mind, Drowning him… Continue Reading →
“People were trying to tell him he was a genius.” I could never understand the excellent students at school, their behavior, communication and other things they did were always strange to me. When I went to first grade, I was… Continue Reading →
Muse People were trying to tell him he was a genius, as they always had. Only now, their words fell on deaf ears. Shen stood surrounded by dozens of admiring fans, congratulating him on his newest collection currently on display… Continue Reading →