I'm not the best speller in the world

I have never considered myself a good speller.

I know it sounds weird coming from a writer, but many writers I know would admit the same thing.

Although I always did well on spelling tests in school, I never thought or considered myself a good speller.

While I was covering the Monroe Intermediate School spelling bee last week, I was reassured that I in fact am not the best speller.

This took me back to the spelling bees I participated in as a child. Needless to say, my room was not filled with spelling-bee trophies. Nope. Not even a single one. I can at least be happy that I made it to a spell...