The Burn Journals
Author: Brent Runyon
I don’t want to get out of bed.,I’m so stupid.,I did so many things wrong.,I don’t know what to do.,I’m going to be in so much trouble.,What am I going to do?,I’m completely screwed.,,In 1991, fourteen-year-old Brent Runyon came home from school, doused his bathrobe in gasoline, put it on, and lit a match.,,He suffered third-degree burns over 85% of his body and spent the next year….Read More
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