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My Shyness in High School Led To One of My Greatest Regrets

Lawson Wallace
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5 min readAug 29, 2023
Photo by Daisa TJ: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-with-closed-eyes-standing-near-rowanberry-tree-3812830/

We got along great. What was my problem?

What was I afraid of? I have no clue

I was too scared to get off my ass to go sit with her

Esther was not happy at all, and she made that clear

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The Memoirist
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We exclusively publish memoirs: The creative stories unpacked from the nostalgic hope chests of our lives.

Lawson Wallace
Lawson Wallace

Written by Lawson Wallace

65-year-old married guy, I have been writing stories for years, but never submitted or published anything. I write about my successes and failures, everything.

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