“I went to a camp called Camp Zelo. It’s named after Erik Zelo, the discoverer of the land. It’s been in their family for generations. It’s full of adventure and discovery and the family really liked me. I was one of the best campers and…you’re not even listening”
I was bitten by a bunny, or, how I managed to overthrow the human race. Chapter One “I’m never picking up a bunny again!!!” I shrieked, dropping Walnut from my arm and clutching […]
I watched, but I could not see clearly. I stood, but I did not move an inch. I opened my mouth, but no words came out. I watched, with tear-filled eyes as those […]
“In movies, scenes like this are often played out in slow motion, but in life, it couldn’t be more different. It’s a heady, jagged rush and the sudden unbalance with your foot leaving the water and hot flesh and blood crashing through icy whitecaps, the action making everything fast and alive.”
“We lie together on her bed in silence as Dad walks in. He lies down with us as we stare at the walls as a family. Yes, we are an injured family, full of confusion and pain, who love each other more than words”
“everything
was our main topic of conversation
i tripped without warning
i fell
and my skull clanked
on the cold dusty floor
but it didn’t hurt me
i was too long gone”
“I had never gotten in trouble before, I knew what Momma would do to me and how bad Papa would think of me. The second I heard Mrs. Chutney say my name of the people she wanted to see after class the next day I made a run for it.”
“Gentle breezes, summer winds,
popsicles dripping down childrens’ hands,”
“Bob (Lila): (yawns) I am well rested, but I need breakfast. Where is my toast? Ah, there it is! (he walks to table, seats himself, picks up toast)
(Mr. Toast enters)Mr. Toast(Barah): No, wait! Don’t eat me! I am a valuable object”
“Mom is still in the hospital, Aunt Cathy took my notebook away and told me to keep my journal entries in here, on this laptop. she said if i have them on paper, they could be burnt and could disappear forever, but i’m pretty sure the same thing could happen on here, just a click of a button and everything is gone.”
“Donnie was surrounded by thousands of bodies, all moving toward the exit of the subway station. He was also blind. With only noise around him, the world black was black, unfeeling and unseeing.”
“I am very disappointed with you, flip flops. Your design is all worn and you’re getting small. Why are you shrinking? How is that even possible? Before you, at the store, there WAS a pretty little pair of beach shoes that were originally cheaper than you.”
“She pranced around the living room in her new dress, a sparkle in her eye accompanying the glitter of the clothing. The dress was as pristine as a crisp winter wonderland. It would shine bright in the darkness and seemed as though it could light up the world with its bright personality.”
I remember rushing through the forest on two wheels,
“For the first time.
The wind blowing not only alongside me, but in me,
Acting as my own personal encouragement and pushing me along.”
“As I am sitting on the bench I see this familiar man with a white and black dog saying my name.
I felt a rain drop wondering if I was crying because I saw him.
Sydney.
Ken.”
“I am a writer. I write all my stories in a small room in a 13 story building near the ocean. This room is my home.”
“I feel the sand sticking to my feet, falling off my skin, the air touching my skin as if someone was blowing on it.
The salt water getting in my mouth, spitting up the horrible taste, then eating watermelon, and dripping down my fruit pop.”
“I looked right at him. His blistered fingers wrapped themselves upon a slip of paper blotted with ink. Waves crashed against the bridge’s wavering bodice as my glazed eyes stared at his unnerving smile.”
Part 1: The First Wave “The joy of surfing is so many things combined, from the physical exertion of it, to the challenge of it, to the mental side of the sport” -Kelly Slater […]