Rocking chair

While referencing the terror inflicted on the people of the Dominican Republic under the reign of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, the author Robert Crassweiler once said: The extent to which violence, both open and covert, is a constant factor in the life of the region may cause surprise. The incongruous and rather unreal quality of many events, whether fanciful or farcical in appearance, may also prove unexpected. Understanding the Dominican Republic’s cultural atmosphere without discussing the…

From an a very early age, Penelope (Penny) Lysinger always knew she wanted to see the world. Though adventure and risk was her makeup, Penny was a painfully shy, skinny, auburn-red-haired girl who attended Fordson High School in Dearborn, Detroit. She has had many experiences in her life, good and bad. Frag, integrated with another sentence From traveling to Turkey to working multiple jobs as a single mother of three. As I sat next to my strong grandmother, scribbling down every detailed…

There’s not much to do, being alone and all, so I’ve been sitting in a folding chair on the porch for some time now. Scanning the edge of the forest, I realize I haven’t seen the white cat around in a while. Speaking of things I haven’t seen... A few days have passed since I met Ice at the grocery store. He’s been crossing my mind randomly, but I haven’t heard from him. I’m starting to wonder whether I imagined the whole thing. Either that or he was humoring me by asking for my number and never…

the room had a wooden rocking chair which looked like it been used time and time again, a wardrobe that had pillows blankets and deflated balls. the air inside the room had a strong smell of what i 'm assuming was disinfectant. they told me i wasn 't able to drink or eat anything…

The missionary meeting was a turning point in Aunt Alexandra’s demeanor towards all others. She, “Smiled brilliantly. ‘Stay with us, Jean Louise,’ she said.” (p. 307). Even though Aunt Alexandra was only doing this to change Scout, it was different from how Scout was treated before. In this case, Aunt Alexandra was speaking to Scout more as an adult, than a child. Not only that, but she wanted Scout to assimilate into her own crowd. This illustrated that Aunt Alexandra felt that Scout did not…

of seasons can be seen when standing on that front porch, but the storm still managed to take me by surprise. The late autumn winds circled rapidly around me as I gazed up at the fiery colours of the setting sun. I sat in a handcrafted mahogany rocking chair and sniffed the homey aroma of cedar that was coming from the porch’s wooden structure. Just as the radiant hues of the sunset faded to black, a violent layer of snow pounded to the ground. The clear skies and mild temperature of the day had…

Though I usually visit Ms. Lavender twice a week, I could only go once this week towards the end of the week. She usually does not remember me, however, this visit was a bit different. I knocked on her door and introduced myself as per usual, and instead of her warm and gentle welcome, she was very cold. Ms. Lavender was mad and disappointed at me for coming in so late. For a second, I actually thought she remembered me, except that that is not remotely possible. She was not exactly yelling at…

The entry after that, was the day he decided to drop out of High School, to disappear into nothingness, and blames everyone for his misery, vowing justice that only God himself can dole out. Yeah, there’s a scary pattern here. More pages we sifted through were mostly his talking about family, and his anger and frustration towards his former classmates, years after high school ended. There was a large gap in entries, every few weeks he would start his dark bible verses, then every few months,…

In Bechdel’s Fun Home, a graphic novel memoir about the relationship with her father, it is obvious that every member of the family engages with fiction. The reader constantly sees these characters reading literature, writing, and acting. However, their interactions with fiction do not end with books and plays. It seems that they each use fiction in some relation to reality; generally, to alter it. The two characters Helen and Bruce use fiction as way to escape and live in a preferred reality,…

day. Their attention is all in taking care their baby so they barely to watch television or using other screen. They attempt to establish a schedule of starting the baby to bed around 7pm which starts with a bath then a story book, then rock on rocking chair. They are Christian so they go to church every Sunday. In the leisure time, they do gardening, play with their baby, visit family close by, go for hikes…