I woke up the morning of the storm and did what I always do: I read and drank coffee. And because I was at our beach cottage, I did so outside, listening to the birds and taking in the sea breeze. All was calm. It was early August in the turbulent year of 2020, a … Continue reading Feeling Powerless Amidst the Storm of a Pandemic
“Unexpected!” by Fariha K. A new day arrived – as always. It was an extraordinary, wonderful day at the prime of the world, Disneyland! The weather in California was simply delightful, and a new adventure awaited my family and I. Unfortunately, it was our last day in California, and after a lengthy time at every … Continue reading FW: Week 1, Day 1
Your 7 now, you feel invincible, and so motivated, that nothing is impossible. Then your 5 feet above ground hanging on for dear life. Your hands are being blistered, and the only place you wanna look is up. And yet, you look down, and you’re a million feet above the ground. Your light … Continue reading I’ll Try Again Next Year- Sophie-Marie
Everyone had that one thing they always wanted when they were little, talking baby doll, remote control car, some epic Lego set… For me it wasn’t anything in particular, it would change with the commercials. I didn’t mind much that I didn’t get the latest Barbie house, or Monster High doll, that was until … Continue reading Free Write: Sophie-Marie – Jealousy
3, 2, 1. I started to fade, fall into the comfortable chair and just fall asleep. I was exhausted as a middle school student on a Monday morning. You know, I just said that I wouldn’t fall asleep in cars. Why not try to stay up. Entertaining myself was not easy. We were stuck on … Continue reading 3, 2, 1
“I don’t think you really need to see Stephanie. You’re doing well.” Hah. Funny, Mom. I’m doing well? You know nothing. You’ve seen nothing. You’ve heard nothing. I didn’t really want to see my therapist anyway. I like her, but I don’t tell her much. I don’t tell anyone much. I complain … Continue reading 8th Grade
My sister was home from college, and that meant a baking competition! My family is very competitive so competitions in the past were always a big deal. A big enough deal to make my siblings and I feel like we were competing on Chopped or some other intense Food Network TV show. Our baking competitions … Continue reading The Most Amazing Macarons
The only good thing about going to a hospital or surgical center is the graham crackers they give you. The rest of it isn’t so fun. There’s the waiting, for one. They tell you to get there at least an hour earlier than when your appointment actually is. Then you end up waiting. And waiting. … Continue reading The Waiting Game
It was my 6th birthday. Me and my family were planning to go to New York, The Empire State Building. I remember thinking how cool it has looked inside of movies, like James and The Giant Peach. I always remember how much I wanted to just BE there and go inside of the skyscraper. … Continue reading The Tall Dark Building In the Tall Dark City
Today was the first day I had ever seen my dad cry. I mean yeah, sometimes you’ll yawn and get teary eyed and cry, and I’ve seen that. Sometimes we are watching a sad movie or show and a small tear escapes his eye. But I mean, really cry. He really cried. We went outside … Continue reading The Words I’ve Been Dreading…
I was leaving my light blue house with my dog Luna (a mix between an Old English Sheepdog and a standard poodle) to go into the Paine Open Space that has been there as long as I can remember, which has been my whole life. My sister Syd and I would take, both Luna … Continue reading The Day a Fox Ran.
We laughed together, we played, we had the most fun we could for a year and a half. Until someone decided I would only be their friend, and theirs alone. “ Pick your partners.” was all I needed to hear to get up from my seat and ask around the class. At HKMS ( Helen … Continue reading Regret is Inevitable
I stood in my front yard crying with my brother Lochlan and my cousin Stori, while an ambulance took my three year old brother Bode and my parents away… It was the first day of the fireman’s festival, almost the end of summer, and my little brother bode was driving around in a new … Continue reading We Were Supposed To Be Happy
It was a Friday. Everyone was rejoicing and rumbling when the day had finally ended. But I wasn’t. I was too excited to feel rejoice and rumble about. I was too focused on the day that lay ahead. Open Gym. Open Gym was a program that a place called Vasi’s, which is a place where … Continue reading The Backflip
It was a cold winter day, the first day of December as me and my family were minutes away from our destination. I was very excited like a puppy when you get home from dinner. I was going to get my first pet (besides a couple of fish). As we arrived at the Dog Home … Continue reading Getting my new dog
It was a cool, sunny afternoon. My family and I went skiing at Mount Southington. We were in the car. Man, I thought, I haven’t gone skiing since I was 3. I hope I don’t get hurt. And it was true. I hadn’t gone skiing in a long time, and I could just barely remember … Continue reading Ski Day
I was sitting in the very back of my mom’s brand new car about halfway to the game with my basketball under my left arm and by basketball shoes in my right arm. With my headphones in and just thinking about the basketball season so far as we went 28 and 2 and one of … Continue reading The big game
My body fell right underneath and everything went midnight black. I didn’t even have a minute to react. I lifted my arm up out of the intense bitter cold water and tried to desperately grasp something in my reach. I felt something in my reach and I quickly gripped onto it. I was gasping … Continue reading Breaking Ice
I used to have a fish. He was a good fish. But all good things must end. My fish’s name was Black Eye; he was 5 years old. One day he died. My little brother (Julian, age 6) burst into tears. I think back to when we got Black Eye. We were at Petco and … Continue reading The Fish Who Lived