2007

This summer, I went tubing with my cousins (and aunts. and uncles. but the cousins were the majority). It was… interesting. We started off bright and early (well, not very early; some people decided to stay up late) from the campgrounds we had slept in the previous night. (In case you didn’t know, Montana gets really, really cold at night. Even if it normally doesn’t become quite so frigid, it did that night. I was not prepared and froze while my over-prepared tent mate of a cousin boiled in…

Personal Vignettes- It’s the time of year when, even at 9:00, the sun has just only began to set over the orange and purple skyline. The blanket of white stars has just been laid over the rest of the world, but it’s still warm out. The sunlight wraps around my friends and I as we walk around on the hot pavement, which bleeds through our thin shoes and makes our feet hot. This particular day after Peter Pan rehearsal, my friends and I decided to walk around town, which turned into this evening,…

On my birth certificate, I am Edith Wragge. That was the name given to me by my first parents, back when we lived in a pokey tenement in a house with several other families. I was the youngest of twelve children, and was born right at the end of the war. Daddy was home with us because he’d been injured the year before; this was wonderful for us, because we got to have him around, and we knew he was safe, but it meant that he struggled to stay in work. Our mother took in washing, and did…

Graff sat at his desk, looking fatter and wearier than the last time Ender had seen him. He seemed as if he had just devoured 4 children and was looking at a fifth. Ender took a few steps back just to be safe when he heard the door slam shut behind him. He whirled around and noticed that the door had a series of locks which began to interlock and soon created a steel door 2 feet wide. There was no exit out. “Wh-What was that for?”, he asked. “Oh don’t worry about that. That’s just there to make…

I have attained vengeance over my enemy. I stride with accomplishment as I walk into my next adventure. “Fortunato may you lie in peace for the next millennium” I whispered gleefully to myself while leaving the catacombs. Once I stepped out I ventured my eyes on the most charming and ravishing woman I ever laid eyes on. Her beauty struck me where I stood. I went to her got on one knee and kissed her soft little palms. I looked into her two beautiful blue illusions. She smiled a smile that could…

Memoir It all happened so quickly. The boy lunged at the girl with a crazed look in his eyes. People were screaming from every direction. Thousands of scenarios raced through my mind. Time seemed to slow right before by eyes. Yet, I could not move. I was struck by an invisible bolt of lightning and was paralyzed. The only thing I could do was watch in horror. * * * The red autumn leaves crunched under my feet as I walked through the brisk air. The sky was a gloomy shade of gray and…

Jimin stood at the front door of the mysterious old man that lived next door and prayed he wouldn't be home. He clutched at the sheet of paper in his hand and held his trembling finger a few inches from the doorbell. "You can do this," he whispered to himself, "It's just for a month." Just as he was about to press the small button, the door opened and a man with grey hair gave Jimin a questioning look. "You've been standing on my porch for the past ten minutes. Did you need…

Pro Athlete It's the big day for our first game. I wake up around 6 am and get ready for the big day. I go down to the kitchen and grab a protein shake. At around 7 am in the weight room lifting. I go till 9 and then take a quick shower and dress for our three hour practice. We do a ton of drills from three point shots to free throws. Than i stay for another half hour to practice my dribbling to keep up so i will be ready for the game tonight. Its around one when i get home and i take another…

We pulled up to AA early. AJ and I spent the day shopping, wondering around town and wasting time. It was good to have such a great distraction, and I was really beginning to like AJ. He was funny, and I hadn’t laughed that hard in a long time. “Let’s smoke a cigarette before we go in” I said, pulling out my pack. We lit up simultaneously. “Thanks for showing me around town, I had a good time. Who knew a smaller town like this had such wonderful shopping? So many cool boutiques, I’m in love.…

My Action Movie The tips of my toes touch the cold, wooden stairs, I see what's left of the old abandoned movie theater. The seats are broken, them machines are all rusty and there is one huge pile of glass in the middle of the floor. When I get to the bottom of the stairs I feel this cold chill. When I turn around, I find this 9 foot tall giant. I had so many questions that I didn't have time to answer. Then I make a decision to jump out of the broken window. As I hit the ground, I was sure…