The toughest a part of observational drawing is seeing the strains the place shadow meets gentle and unfavorable area meets optimistic area. 5 years in the past these strains grew to become tangible to me, as I drew an Ugg boot propped towards my bed room wall. I blinked, and it was now not a […]
1:03.59. The numbers flash in my mind. It is the time that will prove my efforts were not in vain. It is the time that will decide if I end up on top. It is the time that will make me a winner. 1:03.59. The numbers flash in my mind once again. I am ready […]
As a baby rising up in a predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhood, I wasn’t thought of actually Asian, definitely not as I’d later uncover it to imply. I by no means seen that I used to be completely different. I believed I used to be identical to my greatest good friend Charlotte, who simply occurred […]
Imagine being stuck in traffic waiting to cross an intersection. You have an important meeting to attend and an absence may revoke your chance of promotion. This particular traffic light takes longer than average to change green. As it finally turns to green, the cars ahead of you ease from their brakes and slowly accelerate […]
300 steps later, I’d finally arrived at the top. I began to hate the thick, baggy khakis and was having trouble adjusting to the constant itch of the lanyard around my neck. I hardly noticed the sun beating down on me as I heard the splash of water and children screaming, echoing off the massive […]
The lights are glowing with a fuzzy haze that makes the audience beyond the curtain impossible to see. They are nothing more than a blurred darkness, yet I know they are there. Will they notice if I fall? Will they think me any less talented if I stumble? What if I mess up that one […]
How will your presence enrich our group? The House I wanted the stench would go away. I wanted the diseased, savage canines would go away me alone. In reality, I wanted I hadn’t come in any respect. A pair weeks earlier than sophomore yr, I traveled to Virginia and helped rebuild and transform houses of […]
After many centuries of solitude, the Individuals opened their land to the Europeans, who marched straight on in. Then like ants coming right into a picnic basket, the opposite international locations adopted. The Aussies realized they had been lacking out on the enjoyable and got here hopping in like kangaroos. As standard, the straggling Asians […]
The candy’s smooth wrapper crinkles as I trace its edges with my fingertips, imagining its contents. The wrapper tears like a fine fabric, revealing a corner of dark chocolate. I break off a piece and take pleasure in its creamy essence. I have always had a sweet tooth, but it is not just sugary snacks […]
Living in the south there seems to be a certain code of conduct. You listen to country music, drink ice tea, talk with the Texan drawl, and go to church every Sunday. Though this stereotypical definition does not encompass everyone, it does describe many people I know. Like any good southern girl I love sweet […]