An intense game of darts was at hand. That seven feet nine inches felt so much farther away than it looks. I wound up my arm, aimed for the bull’s eye, released, and hoped for the best. Not to anyone’s surprise, my dart didn’t even hit the board; in fact my dart just added another […]
I felt gravity take over, sucking me to its very core. There was no room for emotion now; I used to be enveloped in an countless continuum of silence, damaged momentarily by the rhythmic thundering of my coronary heart. After I was youthful, I used to be completely fearful of heights. I’d have nightmares during […]
“I imagine that buddies can deliver you down, simply as a lot as you hoped they wouldn’t.” I’m virtually a 15 12 months outdated teenage lady simply wanting to have the ability to make outdated issues higher and throw all the emotions away like they don’t matter. It’s been some time now since me and […]
Pasta strings my family together into a ball of yarn hugging us tighter in togetherness. After a hard day of work for my dad or day of school for my sister and me, the string noodles bring us together, with binding love. As I walk into the house, the aroma of marinara sauce cushions our […]
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 […]
Her face reddens and it becomes apparent that she is slipping out of control. She clenches her fists, nails gnawing at her skin. A wave of rage surges through her body, causing even her lips to quiver in anger. She gasps for breath, trying to calm herself down, but it is too late. Her screams […]
At the same time as somewhat child I stored a pocket book to jot down tales from what I noticed round me. Writing down my ideas or emotions about why my mother instructed me that I wasn’t allowed to get one other ice cream, or why my trainer instructed me to be quiet in school […]
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” Those words were spoken by the sixth president of the United States of America, John Quincy Adams. He almost perfectly describes leadership. A leader does not have to be rich, smart, or elegant; a leader is […]
It felt like the chill forests breath was breathing on my unprotected hands. We had been out for about an hour waiting for the turkeys to come down from the roost. It was May 16th spring, turkey season. My dad had been doing a lot of scouting so I could fill my tags. Then we […]
I started the painstaking strategy of lifting the seal, making an attempt to disregard the daring printed label studying ‘DO NOT OPEN UNTIL 2010’. For seven years this time capsule had sat on a shelf gathering mud. I had forgotten each this cardboard cylinder and the reminiscences it contained. It was as a lot of […]