Prompt: Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role adversity plays in shaping an individual’s identity. It is a common misconception that the difficulties in one’s life[…]
Tag: imagination
My Little Sunshine – December Free Choice
The rain that day had made the sky misty; there was no real warmth, only loneliness seemed to occupy the space. Mom would always tell me that even in the darkness, there is[…]
Free Choice: Myself(s)
As a kid, I used to imagine that I would sit in a room with myself(s). Older and wiser, they would take time Out of their busy schedules To talk. Ten enters. She nods and[…]
Who am I?
I don’t know. But I have some ideas. Vanity- Mentally, Physically- My Facade Believe it or not, I concern myself over the opinions and thoughts of others more than I would[…]
pretty how towns
Below is my personal response to ee.cummings’ poem anyone who lived in a pretty how town. In this piece I explore the separation between the minds of children and adults, for children have yet to slip into[…]
Gold Keys From Gold Minds
This is a personal response to the poem “Reading the Brothers Grimm To Jenny” by Lisel Mueller. I would personally recommend having read the poem beforehand, and so I have included a link to the[…]
His Dearest Victory
The following is a short story inspired from an excerpt from the memoir Sergeant Nibley, Ph.D by Alex Nibley: “The father was holding the hand of a boy about 10 years old and speaking to him[…]
The Crease
A baby. She was small enough to fit in one of my hands, completely bald but still the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. At night, her wails were like torture to me. Siena[…]
A Tangential Point
It was only a point – a single tangent, born from a curving, sloping, warping, arching mess. But while the slope may rise and fall as it pleases, the point cannot; it was bound to[…]
This I Believe- That the Force of Imagination is Important and Powerful
Imagination is a mystical, iridescent substance that is borne within the minds of all children. There in our minds, that unique brand of imagination will exist for all time, and yet the more that one uses it,[…]