I discovered the soul of my novel….when I was among the homeless and I saw that look of hopelessness…
On April 24th 1992, I met a woman at a hospital in Los Angeles. The woman was sweet, loving, and smelt like Dior Dune perfume. Once I was cleared by the doctors, the woman took me to her apartment. When we arrived, I heard kids laughing as they splashed each other in the pool, and saw a group of older guys wearing bright red t-shirts with red shoe laces. I watched for a minute, absorbing everything in like a sponge.…
GET INVOLVED WWW. K A P PA .ORG | 27 Clad in my chic Bendel ensemble, I found myself sitting in a Park Avenue doctor’s waiting room surrounded by skinny young men. One had an eye patch; another was hooked up to an IV. None of us spoke or looked at one another. Toes were tapping, legs twitching, magazine pages being thumbed.…
With every last bit of energy, I sprinted across the street. My legs aching and lungs burning with an icy hell. As I staggered onto the opposite curb I crashed into a man in a brown trench coat that smelled like pizza crust. As I looked up into the man I had collided with I saw eyes that were full of kindness that couldn’t be described. One that opened your soul and filled you with a happiness you have never felt before.…
The oldest pair of socks I still own is my Bob the Builder socks. I got for Christmas when I was only four years old. I am more than glad that I still have them because it built up my admiration for socks. Those Bob the Builder socks are my lucky pair of socks. I have probably worn them every year in preparation for a piano recital, school play, benefit show, baseball game, math test, or whatever is thrown my way.…
As we were traveling down the back roads to Le Mars, Iowa we went through so many small towns that I didn’t even know existed. My grandma,cousin, and aunt had so much fun in the car, playing games, doodling, and singing. We went by this small town that only had like 8 houses. As we got closer and closer we all were so happy to taste the fresh ice cream. When we arrived to the blue bunny museum I looked at my cousin Randi and said “ Omg I can’t wait! ”…
When I was in second grade I had trouble seeing things. I told my parents and they took me to the eye doctor. The doctor said I need glasses. I was so excited to pick them up. They took me to this desk, and took out so many glasses.…
Survival is a natural thing for mankind; therefore, death will never be an option for humans. It’s amazing how people are known to do impracticable things in order to survive. Sometimes even the law has to be broken in order to live a life with the necessities you need. People would steal, kill, and do pain to themselves in order to be alive. When it comes to survival, people will steal necessities they need from anyone.…
“Don't be afraid of change. You may end up losing something good, but you will probably end up gaining something better !” -unknown. Two years ago I moved from my home in Blue Springs where I was comfortable and serene to this new foreign small town that I’ve never even heard of before now. Back in Blue Springs I was in “the crowd”.…
My Shocking Restoration of Faith in Human Race I am pretty sure after reading the title you are going like “Whaaat?”. In order to explain the title, and for you to understand my state of mind, I need to first tell you about an event that occurred few years back. Few years ago I used to go to a gym next to my office and I would keep my clothes and bag in the gym locker, like everyone else.…
“Johnny . . .” I begged, slamming one fist against the wall. “Oh, Johnny, don't die, please don't die . . .” All I knew to do was run, run far away. Johnny is dead, Johnny is dead!…
Serena just moved to New Orleans for college. It wasn't her dream school, her dream school was in California. When she got a rejection letter from her dream school, she knew she had to go to her dad’s dream school for her, which was in New Orleans. When Serena got there, she wanted to join a sorority. She joined the Kappa Kappa Tau House, and loved it there.…
My life is devoid of color I think to myself as I shuffle down the crowded streets of New Jersey. I've been living 8 years as a teenager and what have I done that could be on a tv show or in the newspaper. Hell the people on modern family are more exciting than me. I'm only suffocating myself thinking about this but I can't help it.…
Plovdiv is one of the most ancient cities in Europe. Its history dates as far back as 4000BC. It’s known that Athens is the oldest city, but Plovdiv is even older. In February 2015 when there were holidays in Bulgaria I decided to use a chance and go to Plovdiv with my friends. It was 5:50 am and half an hour till the bus leaves from the station.…
My life is black and blue. Now i know it's normally black and white. But blue. The failures, are blue. The green trees are always bright.…