Ellis C. Bard
Nov 6 · 4 min read

Today I Was Taught a Lesson in Kindness by a Homeless Person

Photo by Andrea Tummons on Unsplash

Every morning I park in the parking garage across the street from my building. I stand in the cold and grumble about having to cross the busy street after what feels like hours of waiting for that stupid traffic light to change.

I had four clients already contacting me this morning and a busy day ahead, so I had extra-little patience for the traffic light. On top of that, my office building is smack…

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Ellis C. Bard

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lawyer by day, writer by dawn. Writing YA fiction, high fantasy.

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