2005 NBA Draft

Can You Hear Me? Last week when I was trying to sleep, I kept hearing a voice. It made me smile. I am always alone, stuck in the house with my mother. She is scared to let me leave. She tells me that the world is a bad place, that it is dangerous. She doesn’t let me out of her sight. The woman who was talking to me kept telling me to scream, so I did. Momma raced into my room, and asked me what was wrong, and I told her about the lady. She told me not to worry, that I was all alone, and to go…

Before I knew what was happening, I was on the cold, hard floor. Confusion and embarrassment lingered within me, waiting to surface. To me, a five year-old girl, there were only two options at hand: stay on the floor and cry about the pain, or get up and deal with the situation. Ten minutes prior to this incident, I was content as I stood up in the spacious shopping cart, strolling along Cabela’s, the hunting and fishing gear superstore. Although hunting and fishing did not truly interest me,…

“This is it,” Seth said. “That’s him, the guy who was with Kayla, she’s got to be around here somewhere. She was frolicking about the entire lobby area for most of the time we all stood in line.” A minute past, but the girl was not seen in the video. Then Seth showed up. He got in line behind the gentleman whilst holding a case of beer. He could be seen beginning to look around in the black and white recording, then his head stopped turning and he stared seemingly amused over something. Still…

Friday, March 10, 2017, Henry enters the lunchroom, running to find Josh. “Josh… Josh! You are never going to believe what I found!” Henry says with excitement. “A concert flyer?” Josh guesses. “Not just any concert flyer. It’s for my favorite band, For King and Country!” catching his breathe, Henry shows Josh the flyer. “They’re selling tickets today. We need to get some.” He begs to Josh. Josh looks at Henry curiously, “Wait, you want me to go with you?” “Yes, I want to share this experience…

My mama, then repeatedly whispered to me that everything was going to alright… That it was all over now, but it didn’t matter. I was inconsolable. Casper, who I stilled carried and was nestled in between us let out a little, soft meow abruptly catching me off guard and making me smile and laugh a little. With my breathing still hitching I raised him up to my face to feel the warmth of his fur on my skin. “You’d think that after seventeen years of selfishly keeping her to yourself you…

Twenty-five minutes later, I arrive at my home the cab parks in the driveway of my house. “Welcome home, maim. Thanks for choosing Yellow Cab,” He says, boastfully. “Oh yes, I enjoyed being choked to death by the goddamn air freshener, asshole.” I leave the cab, taking my bag and the cab drives off. He doesn’t say anything he just stares at me in disbelief. I sit my bag on the driveway and look around my neighborhood that’s illuminated by street lights. I stretch both my arms out all the…

“Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now”(Bob Dylan). When you are younger in life, you tend to believe you are better than you are. It is not until you are older that you can look back and realize there was much yet to learn. My perspective on life, illustrated through the lens of a backboard, exemplifies my growth as an individual. Swoosh! A young boy about four feet tall with wavy, blonde hair erupts with joy as he watches the orange basketball slide through the rim…

Loch Ness Monster It’s time to reveal the secrets behind the loch ness monster. The truth is that the loch Ness Monster is not real. There have been many sightings throughout history, but many of those sightings have been proven to be hoax. Especially in our generation now that we have all this new technology many people have posted pictures and videos on the internet about discovering the loch ness monster, but many of the people who posted the pictures and videos have confessed that the…

Leaving something behind that made an imprint on someone’s life is all that a person could want. Whether it’s giving great advice, opening their eyes to a religion, or simply asking how their day is going so far. The truest satisfaction of a fulfilled life is knowing one has impacted the life of another in a good way. Impact Cleveland is located in downtown Cleveland, TN. The many volunteers and donators of this agency have done nothing more than positively impact the Bradley County community.…

On August 17, of 2016 I seen this beautiful girl named Macy Swanson. That whole school year I didn't say a word to her because I didn't think I would stand and chance with such an amazing beautiful girl. But a year later I had the gut to text her best friend on July 15th, 2017. I told her I though her best friend Macy was really pretty. Then finally on July 22, I texted her on Facebook messenger and from that day on we've been talking since. Let me tell you every little moment I've gotten to…