Every CBC parent knows the weight of the pathway selection envelope. This story meets that anxiety with something rarer than advice: the patience of a craftsman, the quiet of a workshop, and the truth that choosing a direction is not choosing a destiny. A steadying read for the teenager who cannot open the forms and the adult standing in the doorway.
The Afternoon Smell of Sawdust
A Kenyan short story for the teenager frozen by one big decision, and the parent who wants to help.
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