Looking back, it was Christian’s face that made me persevere- even though the money was not going to him and I may never see Christian again. But it was for Christian that I chose to sell my bracelets. On January 12th, 2010 a 7.0 magnitude earthquake decimated Haiti. When the images rolled in of the […]
As I peered down into the round body of the microscope, I discovered myself gazing nothing. Once more. My eye ached from squinting. Perhaps I wasn’t lower out for this kind of factor. Then, as I anxiously fiddled with the black knob, a blurry dot slowly shifted into focus. I had discovered it: a grayish […]
She sits on a pedestal, positioned excessive above the remaining and obscured by cobwebs. If I look intently, I’d see darkish hair, cropped brief and curled so tightly that upon additional contemplation, she resembles a set statue of a Buddha, full with a frozen smile stretched large … and glasses. I knew her just for […]
There was not a single, shining moment of clarity in which I suddenly understood the importance or working hard for my education. I did not lose a loved one. I did not have a near death experience. I did not visit a museum or a national landmark. I did not read an inspiring book or […]
Our identification is our social imprint, our potential to differentiate our likenesses or variations to these round us. It’s our private data of who we’re, and what we’re. Our private identification impacts what we do, what we consider, and the way we go about dwelling our lives. The identification is the essence of a human […]
Morning – high school students with glazed eyes stand under a streetlight; one stands apart, gazing at the stars. I am that dreamer. Every morning, I look toward the heavens, basking in the glow of the Greek and Roman gods. Orion watches as I get on the bus, Venus waves me off to a new […]
“We’re actors. We’re the opposite of people.” So states Tom Stoppard in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.” I am an actor; therefore, I am not a person. Actors are a very special breed in that they must come to accept that they are just one piece of an entire puzzle. There are, of course, starring […]
As I’m lying in the chair, tired from the medicine I have just been given, I turn on the television and begin to watch a World War 2 documentary. Listening to the stories of veterans, the battles they have been through and the scars they have, I ask myself, “What scars has this battle given […]
Chrome steel versus dried, misplaced, masticated sugar. Scraping gum. Why me? Why is it right here? The rubbish can is only some steps away. What would it not have taken to throw this foe into the pail and defeat it for good? These had been the questions I requested myself as I wielded a putty […]
It is 10:30 pm, and I have far passed my bedtime. But a magazine spread on Egyptian mummification lies before me, blocking the clock from view. All I can see is what the yellow ochre light from my nightstand has to offer. My petite fingers grasp it like a lifeline. My young eyes soak in […]