SUBTRACT youth’s silver smile
KNOCK OFF teenage slouch
ZERO guitar fantasies
DEDUCT hipster cool
TAKE AWAY belief that good things come in time if you put time in
MINUS love around the corner with a perfect size glass slipper
GIVE UP hope that next card dealt will bring a royal flush
LOSE the p from pluck
LUCK is all you’re left with
Paula Rudnick is a former television writer and producer who has spent the past 30 years as a volunteer for nonprofit organizations.