Tape head

take it all in one last time. The smell of the grass, the turf burns on my arms that have turned to scars. I walked into the locker room and looked around. Took in the sight of this small room, filled with bags and gear. The trash cans filled with tape. The sound of cleats on tile, like horseshoes on asphalt. And as our coach told us that it was “all his fault” and that we as a team did much better than anyone expected, I just zoned out. And then I bawled my eyes…

“Two dozen eggs, three pounds of bacon, pasta, and the parmesan cheese, do I have all that in the refrigerator, for the Pasta ala Carbonara?” The words that were accompanied by a heavy Italian accent flowed with clarity from my grandfather's mouth. “Yes, Papa, I’ll get it for you now,” I replied swiftly. “Papa” was his given nickname and all fifteen grandchildren, including myself have been calling him by that name since I can recall, even though at one point in time the only name he answered to…

But, it can happen to anyone. Imagine sitting in a room. With your hands tied behind your back and your mouth taped shut. But there is a window, you see people working past and want to cry for help. But you can't, not it's because of the tape or your hands being tied. It's because of the figure by the window who has become your worst nightmare. There's no one there who can help you or even imagine what you are going through because the figure is always there watching, waiting daring you…

Our Revolution If they would have just left us alone, this wouldn't have happened. I am Behnam Abedini. I’m 21, and I was a student at an Iranian school in Tehran . It all started in the year 1908. My grandfather constantly told me stories about the oil reserves that were found in the Persian Gulf. We had oil, but not enough money to extract and refine the oil. The big bucks British did though. They were given a lot of profit from this and had the freedom to extract all the Iranian oil that…

pale flesh of his cheek. Yoongi flinched back by the quick sting, but Jimin's firm grip on his jaw made him steady himself again. Dabbing at it a few times, Jimin set the wash cloth aside to grab the gauze and tape, pressing the cotton material into Yoongi's cheek before setting strips of tape across his cheek to stabilize the…

Netflix show by screenwriter Bryan Yorkey. Moreover, Thirteen Reasons Why regards the story of Hannah Baker, a high school student who commits suicide due to the betrayal and despair, her friends caused her; as the aftermath, Hannah left behind seven tapes -explaining thirteen reasons why she killed…

hang up the phone, still vulnerable as ever. My head is pounding, filled with questions and thoughts. How could the person who loves me the most in this world, the person who I love the most in this world, my mother, do this to me? Suddenly, these thoughts are pushed out of the way, like a wave riding over footprints on a beach. Thereupon, a new emotion flooded inside of…

bars, standing tall and smiling. Later. Morris walks in the opposite direction of the walking bar all by himself. He stumbles when he gets to the middle section. Yaffna reaches out to help him, but he quickly regains his posture. He walks with his head held high. INT. REHABILITATION CENTER BEDROOM - DAY Morris eats a piece of toast. Eileen holds up a vocabulary card. Vocabulary card reads: Autobiographical Morris swallows the piece of toast. EILEEN This ones tough, and you didn’t have much…

There, up on the shelf, sits my shiny red hockey stick. The white tape is worn from my last time on the ice. Black puck marks on the white tape stand out and haunt me back to my last competitive hockey game that resulted in a devastating loss. No, it is not just any hockey stick. The stick that now sits and collects dust followed me on a long journey to places including New York City, Minneapolis, and Pittsburg. At times, it would feel me tremendously shaking with nerves and other times holding…

Ever since I can remember I always known that I want a career where I would be helping people. I always knew that I would end up somewhere in the medical fields. When I was younger, I always talked about becoming a nurse in the service but as time went on I changed my mind about joining the military service. However, that one thing that stuck was becoming a nurse. I knew it would be long hours in school, time consuming studying but I was prepared. It wasn’t until I moved to New York, where I…