Blog Challenge 29: Thinking Ahead

Day 29: Describe your future plans and goals.     I plan to get a phD, visit Africa, tidy up the place, fall in love, publish Marrow (to great acclaim), run a sub-4 marathon, and achieve full lotus—not necessarily in that order.

I’m being redundant; feel free to ignore me.

Within a single semester I receive doctors notes from quiet, bright Simone-with-the-dimples to excuse her absences and allow her to make up missed assignments. Today she returns to class after a week long hiatus with a new note: this one for an infection.  She confides in me: "Those notes, Ms. Scott, are because I had [...]