08/14: Mallard

I was in the 5th grade
spelling bee.
I did fairly well and
got kind of far.
But then I got cocky
and decided not to
write a word down
to see how it looked
before I rattled off
the letters to spell it.
The word was 'mallard'
and I spelled it
with only one 'L'
and ended up being
disqualified.
I know I would have
caught that if I had only
written it down first.
Cocky little 11 year old.


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