All That You Can't Leave Behind

peeked from behind the clouds. I rolled up the bottom of my jeans, to just below my knees, and slid my ivory ankles and feet into the lake. I let the wind play with my hair and tie the bleach-blonde ends into little knots--the ones that were always tough to untangle. How long am I going to be sitting here? My palms pushed through the baked, thirsty sand, leading my fingers to do the same. What could he be doing up there? At that moment all I had known was that on top of the dune behind me, a…

obvious tracks he left behind his lawless undertakings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “You can cheat him out of his wits,” smiled Beelze. “And then you’ll have even more money that you began with” “You already have enough money.” scolded Cass. “Why would you want to hurt the poor boy? He never did anything to you. Look around you, in this 5 star office with brand names everywhere.…

pleasure quarter horse, he is hazelnut colored. Suds is a nice horse, very playful and fun loving. Throughout all the fun and exciting times, Suds can be a really big baby. Most people may believe he has separation anxiety because when we go to a horse show and he is at a point where he can't see my friend Brooke’s horse, Benny, he has a panic attack and starts whining and paws. It all started when I woke…

sisters. All the promises my mother had made about me coming changed the second I crept in the door of her home. There were no boys begging to treat me admirable or take me out and have fun in a wonderful way.…

Veterans: Heros or Trash? You’re on the front line, you’re covered in mud and 50 to 100 pounds of supplies is on your back. You left a wife and two children behind, are you ever going to see them again? Well you’ll never know. Do you think you’ll come home a hero? In Phoenix Arizona there were 40 veterans were reported dead after returning home with serious injuries that needed immediate treatment. Something that was not provided for these true hero's’. At least 40 veterans died in Phoenix…

Boston, USA. All she knew was the reason why she had transfered and all she held in her hands was the hope of a new beginning. From what she expected from the new school was this that she would no longer be isolated or mocked for how…

on my tail. 10 meters, 5 meters in less than a second I passed the finish line with matt two steps behind. “Yess I won!! Come on pay up” I screamed. I bet matt $20 that I was faster. “Yeah yeah here's the money,” said Matt as he hands me a $20 bill. “You guys are so slow compared to me” states Barry. I knew berry ever since we were kids he's gotten faster since then. “I remember when we all met,”said Barry. I met them when I got to us they were the only once that actually accepted…

During my senior year of high school, I distributed a survey on reading to all students as research for an article I was penning for the school newspaper. In response to the question, "Do you read recreationally?" one anonymous student wrote, "Why would I?" I will never forget that slip of paper. His words not only left me infuriated, but also—for once in my life—at a loss for words…

"Fun little trick, isn't it?" Moriarty questioned, keeping his hands behind his back formally. "What did you do to me…?" he asked firmly but his voice only comes out in a hoarse whisper. Jim didn't answer, he just smiled, sitting in a metal chair not to far away. "Figure it out Holmes," He challenged, his palms facing the ceiling. Sherlock searched his mind, it didn't take very long, and the answer was obvious. He should have figured it out sooner but he can blame the slowness of his quick…

taxes for americans. President Barack Obama has given amnesty,(given an opportunity to illegal immigrants to get citizenship) to 541,000 illegal immigrants. There are eleven to twelve million undocumented immigrants. If this executive order continues, all immigrants will be citizens of America. Immigrants should be removed from this country. Immigrants are causing an increase of taxes because citizens are paying taxes such as public services, construction, and education for the illegal…