How I Ended Up Homeless in High School As a 4.0 Student

My Story of Trauma, Survival, and Redemption

De-stressing in nature. Mt. Baker, Washington State. Photo by author.

In case you’re unfamiliar with the anatomy of a spoon, it contains three parts: The bowl, the stem, and the drop. The bowl, used for scooping liquids and rice for the chopstick illiterate, connects to the stem via the drop.