*I know I already mentioned some of this in class, I’m just going more in-depth.* O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we[…]
Tag: desire
Holding Breath in a Room Full of Air
She held her breath in a room full of air. She was determined to prove she could control her body, because she was afraid to be a slave to the flesh and bone construct that[…]
Fire & Desire
So often we see the same cautionary tale repeat itself throughout time, history, and religion: the story of god creating man and forbidding him to act on the foundation of the human condition[…]
Flapper Girl
If there’s greater things to life than dance, liquor, and intimacy I’ve yet to discover them. But I feel the question is whether or not I would like to. I haven’t thought about it all[…]
Evancescence
I am tired. In the spaces between my heartbeats I find moments of silence anchored by shadows to the breath of every dawn, but this is before the daytime expels sunrise’s misty serenity and thrusts[…]
The Looking Glass
Prompt: Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role self-perception plays when individuals seek to reconcile the conflict between illusion and reality. Mirrors are cruel, for they[…]
The Voice Inside the Box
This piece is a personal response to the short story “Voices from Near and Far”, that I read over the winter break. The original story is about a mother who yearns to hear the voices[…]
The Keys to Desire
Desire. If this entire play, with all the scenes, were to be condensed into one, essential word, it would most likely be desire. Desire drives this entire plot, (much like how Desire (the streetcar) drives[…]
A Ladies Only Poker Night
A Ladies Only Poker Night A Monologue: Stella to Blanche Stella is losing her temper with Blanche over a few drinks of bourbon while playing a game of poker in the kitchen. New found truths[…]
Un Chat
You cannot live with a paw in each world. -Erin Hunter, Into the Wild A simple walk through the park. The same park she had strolled through happily day after day. The same park where she[…]