This coming of age short by Bridget Bufford navigates the complicated teenage years with empathy and insight:
1000 Miles by Bridget Bufford is a coming of age short story about one young woman’s search for answers and the things she discovers about herself in the process.
Summers meant playing softball for Linda and Corey, lifelong friends who dominate the field at school and in the Parks and Rec League. So why, in their junior year, does Corey go out instead for track and decide to run 1,000 miles over summer vacation? As Linda searches for answers, she discovers some unsettling truths about herself and her best friend. A short story.
1000 Miles by Bridget Bufford is a coming of age short story about one young woman’s search for answers and the things she discovers about herself in the process.
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1,000 Miles by Bridget Bufford:
Summers meant playing softball for Linda and Corey, lifelong friends who dominate the field at school and in the Parks and Rec League. So why, in their junior year, does Corey go out instead for track and decide to run 1,000 miles over summer vacation? As Linda searches for answers, she discovers some unsettling truths about herself and her best friend. A short story.