It was a wonderfully quiet day at the art gallery. Paintings that were hundreds of years old lined the walls for all to enjoy. It was a wonderfully quiet day until . . . Honk! Everyone in the art ... [+]
Carrie Barker’s nonfiction has been named winner and runner-up of two Norton Writer’s Prizes and has appeared in publications such as Everyone’s an Author and The Norton Sampler. She is a graduate of Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa. "[see: n, below]" was originally published in Creative Nonfiction #60 / Summer 2016 / Childhood. It is now a part of Short Édition's series, The Current.
Originally published in Creative Nonfiction #60 / summer 2016 / Childhood / Exploring the Boundaries
abecedarian a novice learning the rudiments of a subject, a beginner or amateur; a student; straightforward, simplified; in literature, a work arranged in order according to the alphabet, often written about a single topic. believe to have confidence or faith in the truth; to give credence to; as a child, it seemed certain no one would; as an adult, what I am learning to do in myself. character the combined total of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing; moral or ethical quality; qualities of honesty, courage, or the like; integrity, reputation