Have you ever watched a movie or read a book and half way through had this feeling that you have already read or watched it before? Sometimes I feel that way about my life. I stand in a field where a house once stood. I can see the walls that […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
I woke up in a strange land surrounded by nothing familiar. I followed a stranger to this place I first thought I had imagined. I followed through a door in that tree down into the ground and up out the other side. I don’t know where things turned upside down. […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
They said it was sudden. They said many things meant to make me feel better. I wanted nothing to do with their good intentions. I wanted to be alone. No one tells you the truth when your dad dies. They want to make you feel better. In truth they want […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
The fields so green and tall. The sky deep blue with specks of white puffy clouds. I hear the train pass where the freeway passes us with not even a sign marking my hometown. What lies beneath is the cause for my story but our paths never cross. I walk […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
Morning? Can I go back to bed and skip today? I find no excuse for missing school. I mean I could pretend to be sick but the last time I pretended to be sick my mom decided to take me for a doctor’s visit. My reason for wanting to skip […]
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
It’s late and my mind wanders, with each passing second, from one thing to another. Random. It’s like I’m searching for something that I can care about but all I find are useless things. I guess I should write something. This paper will not write itself. I like to write. […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Bitter cold greeted me as I became aware that I was no longer in a dream. I move beneath the pile of blankets until I’m warm. For a moment I imagine remaining in my warm bed until it’s not so cold outside. I can feel the pull of dreams keeping […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes