Honeymoon

“If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees” is a quote by Khalil Gibran. This quote accurately describes the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book itself displays an enormous theme of secrets through the main characters. Such as Tom having an affair, Gatsby taking the blame for killing Myrtle, and Nick keeping everybody's secrets. Fitzgerald illustrates the secretive sides of the characters throughout the novel. Tom…

of power is given to more senior senators compared to junior senators. Senior senates, who are often incumbents, have the security derived from a safe district, while junior senators are more vulnerable to the changing political tides. When the honeymoon period between the president and the public ends, there is no guarantee junior senators will retain their position come midterms and may never even enjoy the perks of being a senior senator. Thus, my questions to you all are – how do you feel…

Percival sat with his head between his knees, sobbing like a little girl. And why shouldn't he? He hated heights! Why had he allowed his new husband, Gwaine, to talk him into this horrible post-honeymoon hot-air balloon ride? With every sideways jolt of the basket, Percival wanted to puke, pass out, and die. Not necessarily in that order. “Hey, Perc, look at that beautiful blue horizon. That might help,” Gwaine said. Percival let out a long groan. “Shut UP. Please. Don't speak until we…

My second short story of the collection dives into a description of beach storm. Titled, “Untouched land”, it opens with the “Wind howling as the sand bombarded my face.” This immediate picture places the reader on the edge, as the future storm looms. This story recounts a storm my family and I experienced which vacationing at the beach. Through the strong, bold start of this piece I took some risk as a writer. I opened with the first paragraph feeling the storms presence and the power…

On August 5, 1962 movie actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home in Los Angeles. She was was found lying nude on her bed, face down, with a telephone in one hand. The cause of Marilyn Monroe death is an overdose on a drug called barbiturate poisoning, and a psychiatric team did the investigation termed its probable suicide. The investigators say that she drunk then of depression, She have been none for doing pills and drinking alot. She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in…

Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan open up with describing imagery of a “Year Without a Summer,” a dark time that gave birth to much darker children, monsters that lurk still in our society to this day. Creatures of the night were fixated and empathetic about our humanity, except for one—vampires. Vampires since the beginning of their creation are perceived as these erotic, sexy, lust evoking, blood thirsty, irresistible terrifying creatures. Creatures that have lost all connection to their…

This story may seem trivial at first, but its formative role shaped whom I am today and continues to influence every aspect of my life. From my relationships, health, values, and character, this chapter from my youth continues to play a key role in the unraveling of my narrative. This story touches on adversity, resilience, and hope, but at its core, this is a story about the first time I fell in love. This love developed into a deep, true love to which I dedicated myself no matter what I felt.…

thoughts. I know that no one wants to leave home for very long and my wedding means an overnight trip up to Portland for my family. A trusted friend and nurse is set to spend the night with her. She lives through the wedding and while I am on my honeymoon I call my mom every day to check on Grandma. She has become a piece of my heart and I worry I won’t make it home to be there when she…

World War II gave Americans an unprecedented era of economic growth, prosperity, and happiness, so it seemed. Everyone desired the perfect life, with the perfect family, in the perfect home: the American Dream. The ultimate goal was to meet the love of your life, get married young, move to the suburbs (which you could surprisingly afford after the economic boom) and start popping out babies. The perfect home was a well kept one, always clean and containing the newest, shiniest appliances to a…

For A Transition Finally, make sure that you are prepared for the transition. It may be hard to let your child leave your home and go somewhere else. Allow your adult child to embrace this opportunity. Be prepared for them to go through both a honeymoon phase where they love their new surroundings and a phase where, much like a teenager, they test the boundaries of their new living situations. Don’t pull your child from their new environment; allow them to go through all the adjustment phases…