Thirteen years ago, she hurled a blue plastic Fisher Price horseshoe at my nose to see if it would dangle delicately on my face. I, defenseless in my Kanga-Rock-A-Roo, was unaware of the potential danger that could have marred my little body. Weapon in hand, she squinted her eyes and adjusted her body as if […]
There are times in life when you are trying to talk to a friend, but they seem so much more entertained by an IPod or their cell phone. They are not trying to be rude, but just how they are not pay attention is coming off as anti-social. Technology is rapidly increasing throughout our world; […]
Throughout my life, soccer has always been a huge part of my existence. Starting at the age of four I began to fiddle around with a soccer ball and learn to love the sport for what it was.I had always admired older girls for their sportsmanship and had hoped to be apart of that one […]
I was curled up in the middle of my bed, a blanket clutched between clawed fists, sobs wracking my frame with so much force that the headboard clacked against the wall. In my head, a voice kept screaming, over and over, “Why me?” My angry fingers kneaded the unfortunate blanket, as if trying to pull […]
Every person has a dream, but not every dream is turned into a reality, because people do not believe in themselves. I am different. If I put my mind to it, I can achieve it. One day I will be a restaurateur. I love cooking. I want my ideas to shine through and my voice […]
7:00am at the newest I depart Northford, CT, the place I dwell to drive thirty to forty minutes to high school. Each faculty morning my loving Dad and stepmom, wake me up. I battle by the haze of sleepiness to bathe, costume, and eat Breakfast at six in the morning, as a substitute of ten […]
I have fractured eyes and a jigsaw soul. Years of perusing the stiff, sharp-edged pages of just-bought books have broken and crushed me physically. My eyes are not clear-sighted, despite the endless dishes of squash that my grandmother insisted would cure my deteriorating vision. My spine has curved in subtle ways over time, and perfect […]
The faculty search was in full swing to start with of my senior yr. It was the autumn of 2005, the Conflict in Iraq was on, Bush was leaving workplace, Barack Obama was campaigning exhausting to enter workplace, and I had simply completed my faculty essay. Sure, it was a candy and less complicated time, […]
The math quiz lay menacingly on the desk below. Although I had been attentive in class and had studied the lesson the night before, my brain was not clicking. My head started to boil with frustration and worry, and my ears turned crimson as the clock’s second hand raced rapidly around its circle. Five minutes […]
With a last look at my book lying on the couch I trudge out into the bright, sunlit day. Accompanied by my younger sister and mother, I climb onto our orange tractor. With a roar my mom drives away slowly towards our hay field. The barn in the far corner is filled with bales of […]