Anti-violence Stories

I was asked by a friend to write a poem celebrating the 80th birthday of Kenneth Wooden. Mr. Wooden is a renowned author and child safety advocate championing a child's human rights worldwide, and I dedicate this poem to him and his efforts to make the world a better place. Lpf, Olan

The way I deal wity my problems ***picture for title isn't mine***

They're as different as day and night. Beautiful, wealthy, spoiled, and kind Tyler Harrison is used to having things her way. So when Caleb Blake treats her like gum on the bottom of his shoes, she vows to make him regret it. Caleb Blake has been known to be very aggressive. Despite being the new kid on the block, he's got his eye on every girl at Ashwell High and plenty of them return the attention of his brown hair, blue eyes. Tyler knows what type of guy Caleb is, but she just can't seem to help herself. She can't keep her mind off him. Then Caleb falls for Tyler in a way neither of them could ever imagine. Now Tyler has to decide which Caleb is real: The shallow insensitive jerk or the kind compassionate guy who promises Tyler she's the only one for him.

Leaving a war-zone and entering a middle school is its own kind of Hell. For Barry, that shadow of violence may never truly leave...