Memoir – Ellen Sheehy

My Tooth Saga

I am missing five teeth, and I can’t stop talking about it. Whenever I have to play two truths and a lie: “I’m five foot seven, I’m part dead person, and I’m missing five teeth.” Whenever I have to say an interesting fact about myself: “I’m missing five teeth.” Whenever I’m asked how my weekContinue reading “My Tooth Saga”

Sven and Ole Failed My AP Exam

A 14-minute read. It had begun at 8:15 in the morning–fifteen minutes late, I noted, as I pressed my finger against the tip of my pencil. Heaven forbid the lead fall out and I need to ask the proctor for a replacement. I didn’t want to walk to the front of the room, eighty eleventh-gradeContinue reading “Sven and Ole Failed My AP Exam”

Standing Alone

I stood alone in the front entry, staring at the black hole created by the front door. Yellow lamplight made triangles on the walls, but I could hardly see them. Images from the day flashed through my head: my family standing around the piano singing “Christ the Lord is Risen Today,” my dad’s favorite EasterContinue reading “Standing Alone”