Dismissed For Lacking A Degree, I Let My Life Speak For Itself – The Archivist

me out of the mud.”

He considered that. “So… we only keep safe grown-ups. We prune the others.”

Prune.

In vineyards, pruning is everything. You cut away shoots that zigzag in the wrong direction. You remove diseased wood. It looks harsh in winter, an army of bare sticks, but it’s the only way to get healthy grapes in the fall.

“That’s right. We prune the continue reading …