Tammy Emo, Education Assistant with the North Vancouver School District, loves creativity, art, writing, design, & problem solving. In her free time, she’s hiking with her furry companion in the trails or spending time with her beautiful family. "Charlie" was a finalist in Short Édition's Long Story Short Award, 2020.

"Charlie...Charlie...are you daydreaming again? It's work time now, please get your pencil," asks Ms. Amy sweetly. Charlie Madison is in the 3rd grade, at KB Woodward Elementary school. Generally, he likes school, his aide, Ms. Amy, and Mrs. Higgs, his teacher. Charlie also loves buses; in fact, he wants to be a bus. He loves the wheels on the bus, the soft rubber on the ground and the sound they make when turning on asphalt. Charlie often dreams about being a bus in class. In his dream, he would feel his cold metal exterior, hard to the touch, solid and strong. Driving down a windy road, feel

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