2008 NFL season

I had never seen a ghost. But like they say, there is a first time for everything. It was a class field trip to the Alamo. I’ve always heard rumors that there have been ghost sightings there, but I didn’t believe it. I don’t believe in ghosts because nothing paranormal has happened to me. That day, we all were excited, yet a bit scared to see how things would turn out. As we all walked through the Alamo, our tour guide began to play around with us. In that moment I knew something ghostly would…

Throughout my life I have had a countless amount of things happen to me which affected my life in some way. I believe everything happens for a reason, and that the things that happen in life will always cause other smaller things to happen. Things that wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for that one big thing. One of those “big things” that happened to me, was moving from Illinois to Tennessee. In 2016, my dad decided we were going to move to Tennessee. He was looking at different places to…

The last couple of months have been dreadful. It was filled with exhaustion, boredom, false hope, and above all, plenty of freezing. It all started when we left the steamboat that brought Martin and me all the way from Seattle to the Yukon. The second we placed a foot on the ground, stampedes of other prospectors hurried along the harbor, as every moment that they were ahead of the others bought them a bigger chance in hitting it big in the mines. This is what they believed in the beginning, at…

How To Become A Successful Lacrosse Goalie Goalies of any sport are never seen as stars or an MVP. It’s usually the guy who makes the most goals who get all the praise and that’s reasonable. I mean, after all isn’t he bringing home the win? Wrong. Although, the goalie position usually gets no merit but the goalie is the most essential player on the team. Google’s oversimplification of the goalie position in lacrosse is far too insulting to take seriously. It says all you have to do in…

As I opened my eyes, I was instantly confused and scared. I didn’t know where I was or what I was doing on the surprisingly comfortable floor. I was laying on my stomach, but when I tried to move I couldn’t find myself to listen to my brain. Then soon I realized that, with my face pressed against the thin black ground, that I was on a trampoline. I could vaguely see the cold cement ground beneath the trampoline I was on. I couldn’t help but wonder if anybody has ever landed on the…

From the coast of Caliifornia, the safaries of Africa, the Big apple New York. to Abingdon, Virginia...Never heard of it? Me neither! Oh by the way im Payton. I guess I could tell you a bit about myself. I was born October 31- yes halloween- gives me another reason to love October. My parendts are Nathaniel adn Brandy O'Connor. By the last name sure you can tell its Irish. My dad's from there but my mom is nowhere close, she's from new York. The way they met is like in the movies. It's so…

Riley’s Story No one has noticed how broken I really am. -Riley Hi my name Riley and this is my story. It all started when I hit 6th grade. I realized that I was too skinny, and everybody had commented on it including my family. People would try to get me to eat, but even if I did I would puke it back up after. I didn’t know what was wrong with me (I was always told that being skinny was a good thing), but apparently being too skinny is considered “ugly’’. I soon came to understand that I had…

"I want to cry..." I told my friend and she got frowned. "What's wrong dear..? Are you OK?" was her immediate reply. "Yes, everything is probably fine. I just want to cry without any reason." "No.. There must be something wrong. What are you hiding from me?" "Nothing. It's just that I badly want to cry. Is it necessary to have some reason?" I asked. "Ummm yess I suppose otherwise why would anyone choose to cry?" was her another question. "Don't you smile without any reasons at times?" I was…

I was putting away the groceries when my dog died. Perched on the counter, standing amongst the bags that still had yet to be put away, I was too focused on the task at hand to question where my parents were. It wasn’t until I had jumped off the counter and was waiting to be yelled at for being on said counter that I questioned their absence. I didn’t think much of it. Parents are weird, they do weird things sometimes. Instead of feeling concerned, I felt like I was being conned, like they were…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berni_Searle I believe I met Bernie Searle at Green Market Square when I was about six and apparently told her she smelled like curry. I can't remember but apparently it is still as source of great amusement to my family. I do remember studying her in Art Theory and thinking how incredibly brave, fearless and uninhibited she was to be able to expose herself publically for her beliefs and her Art. Bernie Searle is a multi media and performance artist rather than…