American Fork · Wasatch foothills

The hold
before the rise

Sourdough, first light on Timpanogos, and the patience I ask of a classroom.

Lesson two · July 16, 1969

1202

Not a crash. A choice. The Apollo guidance computer dropped what could wait so the landing could stay.

Homeroom protocol

Load-shed the extra cinnamon

Keep

One strong thread. Stretch-and-fold. The work that lands the unit.

Shed

Ten good intentions. The garnish worksheets. Noise that fights the crust.

Rest

Bulk ferment. Silent reading. Time is an ingredient, not a leftover.

Closing bell

Ferment.

Align.

Emerge.

Adria Hassan · secondary school, American Fork, Utah