Drew Shaw·Aug 18, 2017SubtractionI started each year of my elementary school teaching career with a long speech to my 3rd grade students. Since leaving the classroom, I…
Drew Shaw·May 14, 2017To the Woman Who Taught Me to Wash Between My Toes— I owe you so much. When I was younger, I thought the world began and ended with you. I would sit by the window, anticipating the first…
Drew Shaw·Mar 2, 2017The RaceThis story was written in December 2015, and recalls my experience of my first Christmas visit without my grandfather who passed away in…
Drew Shaw·Jan 14, 2017Grandfather, and Those He Left BehindI originally wrote this piece on September 15, 2015, but recently received the strength to post it. Let your last words always be “I love…
InSanford InspirebyDrew Shaw·Mar 23, 2016The Cost of Being Free“Nothing worth having comes free.” “Not everything that glitters is gold.” These sayings suggest that there’s something inherently wrong…
