It is such a simple word, with such a simple meaning.

We use, we abuse, yet we almost never misuse. It sees such pervasive usage, yet it so often goes unnoticed. It is overlooked, under-recognized, completely ignored.

But despite such use, it hasn’t appeared here until now: it is “and”.

Anthony Diaz is part of a creative writing class from Liberty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that wrote fifty-word stories and submitted them as a group.