Sorry for my indecisiveness- this is another personal response to Joy Kogawa’s poem “Where There is A Wall,” but it is not a short story; rather, it is a personal response to an adversity that[…]
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A Heart That Became Cold
This is a personal response to Joy Kogawa’s poem “Where There is A Wall.” I wrote this short story (might be too short-sorry) within the span of 45 minutes so I apologize beforehand if some[…]
Nothing Gets Lost in Mexico
I spent this last week in paradise–Cancún, Mexico. Sunshine, palm trees, and the beautiful Caribbean all catering to my needs. I’m sure you can understand my disappointment of having to come back; I’m currently[…]
Victor Frankenstein
This is an analytical response to Chapter Four of Frankenstein which I believe is the foundation of the novel as a whole, for it compares and contrasts Victor’s changing nature in relation towards the monsters[…]
Regrets
If you know me, you know that on every Monday, for the last two years, I have gone to a Kumon center to do math worksheets. If you know Kumon, you know that it is,[…]
To Fall In Love With Ones Self…
For a long time, I had been afraid of judgement. I’ve been scared of the rude remarks said behind my back, the statements and facts about me that everyone but me could see. As time wore[…]
Sleep
The whole situation had suddenly changed from a joyful celebration of the New Year to death knocking at the door. I was in the lounge, sharing my first kiss with a boy I had met a few[…]
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[…]
Death In Society
It was raining that day. In the rain, stood a girl, standing in front of a graveyard. Her eyes were red after having what could have been thousands of tears flow through them; her face[…]
How We Always Walk By
There is that girl. She walks. Passes by strangers, her every breath causes a haze of fog to conjure within the fronts of her vision. She clenches the cold fabric of her pockets tighter. It[…]