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Literary – May 31

“There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius.”

Walt Whitman, born on this date in 1819.

Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist learns a painful but valuable lesson from someone s/he thinks isn’t very bright.

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