“Mother used to come pick me up after kindergarten and we would walk home hand in hand. No Matter how cold it was or how windy it was. Rain, shine, sleet, or snow. We would have had a skipping race all the way home. My smile only grew bigger as I saw the neighbors watching... Continue Reading →
Too Many Tears, part 1
Terror is chilling my veins. I hear the door bang open. My breath is visible here. Surrounding me. Choking me. I curl up as tight up as I can. I try to believe that I am invisible. Maybe, if I think that I don’t exist, I really won’t and he will just go away. The... Continue Reading →
Babysitting
I have always loved little kids. Some people find them all to be very annoying, but most are really cute and adorable. A few years ago I started to help coach the youngest members on swim team. It has really given me so many opportunities helping the young kids. More than one mom was fairly... Continue Reading →
Utopian World
Sometime last year I thought of something while I was trying to fall asleep. Yes, trying to fall asleep. This is why it takes me so long to fall asleep so often. It is when I tend to do some of my best thinking. Anyways, back to what I was thinking about. I was thinking... Continue Reading →
Humanities
My summer homework this year for English was to write about my experience in the Humanities program including my influence to apply to the program, what skills and experiences I hoped to gain, to what degree those hopes have been satisfied, and what I hope or worry about for the upcoming year. So, here is... Continue Reading →
Why I Dance
Okay, I realize that I haven't posted anything in many months, but I have kept up writing. Just not online. I am in the middle of a journal that I started at the beginning of summer that tells of my daily adventures and thoughts. Right now I'm sitting down and transferring some of my entries... Continue Reading →
2013 Swim Team Overview
So, in my earlier post I said that I would easily choose ballet over swimming and that it is easy to knock myself down in swimming, especially this year. Though, now that swim team is over for the year and I have gotten a chance to recharge, I do miss swim team already. This summer... Continue Reading →
Upon the Flower
As a class we went to Harpers Ferry and our only assignment for the day was to take tons of photos, a variety of styles, and take sensory notes to create a poem. We then had to pick one of the photos and recreate it by using a mix of teared and cut paper. To go with the... Continue Reading →
My Faith Journey
My faith journey has really only begun. There is still a lot more in the world that I need to experience and grow from, but I have taken the first few steps on my journey. In the fall of 2009 I lost one of my greatest mentors. Even though I was only nine at the... Continue Reading →
Horror, Alarm, Chaos
You couldn’t hide from it Most horrific things People take their own lives Won’t watch Ghostlike before the collapse Then it all turned black You couldn’t get out Can’t watch Many people crying and shouting Evacuated to make way For the injured or dead Don’t watch This is a found poem that I had to... Continue Reading →