Share

From this page you can share Senior-Year Psychology to a social bookmarking site or email a link to the page.
Social WebE-mail

Thank you for spreading the word about Narrative Magazine.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas. You can only email up to 10 recipients
(Your Name) has forwarded a page from Narrative Magazine

(Your Name) thought you would enjoy this story from Narrative Magazine.

Senior-Year Psychology

A Memoir

by Scott Cohen

When Mr. Salzman’s first letter to my parents arrived, I stuffed it into my backpack. I combed through the rest of the mail and slipped it back into our mailbox, tenderly, as if tenderness might atone for what I’d just done. The winter sun was blinding, which added to my anxiety.

I went inside. The house was silent. I wanted my mom to be there to inject a sense of normalcy. “Ma?” I called out.

No one answered.

I scrambled upstairs into the bathroom and locked the door.

Mr. Salzman’s letter was surprisingly complimentary. It said if my parents could get to the core of why I wasn’t applying myself—it wasn’t laziness—they could set me on the right path. I am on the right path, I thought; I’m getting out of Long Island.

Please log in to view or print the full story online or in PDF format.
If you are new to Narrative, signing up is FREE and easy.