Katherine Dykstra (she/her)
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Katherine Dykstra (she/her)
@katherinedykstra.bsky.social
author of WHAT HAPPENED TO PAULA: An Unsolved Death and the Danger of American Girlhood (W.W.Norton); words in New York Times, Washington Post and elsewhere; mother; gardener; teacher; woman
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Finally, very quietly, he said “can I have a ticket?”

His friend chimed in, “to Sonic.”

I wanted to cry, these kids don’t know how to order movie tickets, but are old hats at processing the possibility of extreme violence

It’s unconscionable
January 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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As we walked in, the boys discussed the threat. A former teacher had posted online that he planned to kill the principal and shoot up the school.

Inside, they stood blank-faced in front of the teller.

“Talk to her,” I nudged my son.
January 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Hi there!
November 19, 2024 at 3:18 PM