Tag: Short Story
A Day in the Life of…
So, last year in Psychology we were doing these day-in-the-life-of assignments where we tried to put ourselves in the shoes of those who suffer from mental illness. I was assigned panic attacks, and so here’s[…]
Ink Burns
So cold. Numb. Numb for the skin that never made it. Tip over. Then the pain settled. Do it. But nothing maimed myself more than having to watch. End this! Helpless. Here in the dark[…]
Courage of the True Patriots
The French soil, once proud and green, now lay decorated with shells and bodies; metallic might and the hearts of men laid along with what they stood for. Cannons and tanks stood at the rear[…]
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,[…]
Reparations
Life has given us a choice. To follow the story written for us, Or build a bridge to our own, …. The city was prospering; the people were happy, and living peaceful lives. The last[…]
Grey
The following is a personal reflective response to the short story “Black Walls” by Liu Xin-Wu. “Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” ― Anne Frank Gone.[…]
Orchestra
The following personal response is a short story inspired by Italo Calvino’s “The Distance Of The Moon,” in which a man fantasizes about spending a month on the moon with the woman he lusts after. When he does[…]
A backwards reality
Liu Xin-Wu – “Black Walls” This is my #2 favorite story, but the message I get is stronger in this one more than any other story. Black walls is an interesting story about naivety and[…]
Finding the Wishing Well- Polished Personal
“Ryan! Not too close or you’re going to fall in,” his mother’s panicked voice filled the air. He cocked his head to the side and closed his eyes, opening his mouth to retrace the next[…]