Title
All Skate
Document Type
Creative Writing
Publication Date
9-2013
Department 1
Physics
Abstract
Let me go back. I am in sixth grade, I am eleven. It is a springtime afternoon, I am the only child still wandering the halls of Mary Ida Raines Elementary School. My stepfather and all the other teachers are required to stay until some designated time, hemmed in by state guidelines.
A friend has lent me roller skates. I must have told her that I had never roller skated, never gone to the skating rink for a birthday party on a Saturday afternoon or with my family on a Friday night for a dinner of greasy cheese pizza. And so, of course, I own no skates, nor do I know how to use them. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the publisher's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Stephenson, Sharon L. "All Skate." Connotation Press: An Online Artifact (September 2013) 5(1).
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version is available from the publisher at: http://www.connotationpress.com/creative-nonfiction/2007-sharon-stephenson-creative-nonfiction