wolf down my food and get my bike.
wolf down my food and get my bike.
On a damp, Saturday afternoon, in the rural southern town, of Wrongberight, Clemmy Sue Jarvis sits in silence on the top step of her front porch, sipping lemon laced ice tea from a chipped mason jar. The moment her pale blue eyes catch sight of the storm approaching from the northeast, she becomes vexed. Given that, four days of intermittent rainstorms had already saturated every inch of town and transformed the roadways into a never-ending slip and slide. Clemmy Sue adamantly detests the idea of venturing out onto the deplorable roadways. However, the only way to accomplish what she needs to achieve today, means getting behind the wheel of her rusty Ford pickup.…
Dan O’Brien is one of those guys with whom you only need to speak for a short while before you understand how deeply connected he is to hunting — and to the animals he hunts. At age 48, O’Brien is already a 35-year bowhunting veteran. As a youngster in Pennsylvania, he got his introduction to hunting from his dad. Since then, O’Brien has taken hundreds of deer over the years, and most of those deer have been bow kills.…
The steam from his drink coated his glasses, and behind the mug I could see a toothless smile and a dark shiny grey beard. He gestured for my dad and I to come in. I stepped my way up into the overcrowded room full of mustard yellow couches. Not only did the place looked run down, and about to fall apart but, the place smelled like the worst mixture of rotten foods you could imagine. My dad and I’s facial expressions to each other said it all about this place. Once we had found our way, we filled out some application forms. During the process, I stood beside my dad, searching to find another girl taking the class. I looked forever only to find that there were no other girls…
Merete is such a warm lady. We had a really wonderful time staying with her for couple of days! She is THE BEST host I've ever stayed with! My mom does not speak English and kinda rejected to learn this new language before. Merete actually tried really hard to persuade her to learn English and now I found that it worked really well! My mom now tries to learn whenever she notices any sign in English as we continue our trip! LOL! THANK YOU, Merete!!! Tell us when you travel to China one…
the balusters, and lowered himself to the ground. With the deftness of a big cat prowling an African savannah, as silently as possible, Roger Nelson sauntered with great care along the side of the house to the front. But when he checked for the lookout, to his surprise, he was not there. He had deserted his post and the door was unguarded and open. Great! Roger thought. He was pleased at this turn of good luck for his mental gifts were noticeably and inexplicably compromised.…
Tom wondered for what seemed to be the millionth time why Dectives were required to dress like wall-street bankers or stock analysts. At least that was the expectation in public, however the moment he had the office to himself, he unknotted his tie, slipped off the linen suit jacket, and undid the top button of his shirt, then sat back in his chair, raised his eyes to the ceiling, and tapped the tip of a ballpoint pen against his teeth. That was Tom's usual mode of concentration and contemplation, and so intent was the man's focus on the new case that all else slipped from his mind, even the recollection that he'd texted his wife. Therefore, the sudden familiar sound of her voice, accompanied by the enticing aroma of barbecue, startled him, and he immediately shot upright. The sight of Lila elicited a smile that only widened with the greeting and kiss. "Sorry baby."…
My anxiety flutted around in my chest and gripped each breath like a vice. The daunting and steep steps danced in my mind making the simple task of walking up stairs more difficult than the impossible task to run a mile in a minute. Next, a boy pushed the door open behind him almost as an afterthought, but in my chaotic mind it was the best thing all morning to happen. On the dreadful first day of school, chivalry was not dead, or at least that’s how I was able to comprehend his actions. I glanced around unsurely before starting to slowly walk towards the freshman commons; each eye that meets mine screamed enthusiasm.…
It’s a Friday,” says my mom. She asked me to go to with her to work this Friday to help out with the staff after school. I roll my eyes, annoyed by even the idea of going to that old boring mental institution. I sigh. I don't have a choice when it comes to me and my mother. “It sounds like so much fun,” I say sarcastically. “Sarah, you’ll be fine,” replys my mom. I ignore her and go to school.…
The classroom was bright and colorful. It was like a world of wonder. We hung our backpacks up in the small cubbys and got settle in our seats. Each of the desks had our names on them. Some of the kids were accompanied by their parents on the first day. My mother didn’t come with me. She said I was a big boy and I would be fine. As Ms. Bishop was walking down our class schedule on the chalkboard, I decided to go introduce myself to my classmates. I have never been a shy person or afraid to meet people. “Good morning, everybody and welcome to your first day of kindergarten,” Ms. Bishop said.…
Four years ago, I read an article about an English man who stayed in China for 20 years to throw away and recycle the litter tourists carelessly leave on the streets. This man, William Lindesay, eventually realized that he could accomplish more with a group than he could alone, so he created a volunteer group. When I read that article, I was awestruck by his fierce dedication and leadership. Immediately, I realized that I too wanted to devote my life to making a change.…
While she explains everything to her, my mom quickly changes her tone, as if, she wants to set a great acting scene to her. My mom changes her tone in many different social areas, such as being with our family, going out with other people, going to work and being with me. The author’s were simply talking about how people can change in different areas, and that anyone can have their tones shifted. A personal experience I’ve had would be an interview for my current job. Usually, when I’m with people I’m comfortable with, I act like my normal self. I’m loud, funny, talkative, outgoing and caring. I dress with tops and shorts, skinny jeans and slippers, or when I feel like it shoes. For my job interview, I dressed casual. All covered from head to toe, closed shoes, hair-tied up and acting like my professional self as if I was at school answering questions that my teachers ask me. I answer nicely and calmly, but still act like my normal self. When my interviewee wanted a regular conversation with me, just to get to know me and get comfortable with me, our conversation turned from an interview to a great laughable conversation. My tone shifted quickly just being myself with someone I just met. This is a tone shift that I’ve experienced and that I’ve seen…
The two short stories, “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “Story of an Hour”, are two very similar stories. They share similarities of feminism, freedom, and marriage.…
“I mean it when I said I liked the personal touch on the rifle Codsworth,” I said as I was walking down the stairs and near the door. “Did you find anything Alexander?” asked Paladin Uther once Codsworth and I were down stairs. I pulled out the rifle and showed him it with a smile. “Well it looks like this will be perfect for stealth with that silencer and all. What does that say on the sign? Oh. ‘Codsworth was here sir!’ nice touch, I didn’t know that robots like Codsworth did graffiti,” He said looking at the rifle with a sudden grin. It was nice to see those Paladins grin after agreeing to go with me on a mission they think is worse than suicide. “Well let’s go outside and regroup with the initiate and knight that are out there,” said a…
It was the night of July 18th. The air was very warm and it turned out to be one fun- filled and exotic night. Ainisha, Kimberly and myself had made plans to go out and get drunk (something we rarely do). We had got dressed and we all looked incredibly sexy like a top model in the sports illustrated magazine. We wasn’t to dressy, but sexy enough to blend in with the local crowd. Ainisha had worn a black printed shirt that hung off her shoulders like leaves hanging from a tree, and some laced tights that showed off her short, bodacious body. Kimberly had worn a white form fitting v-neck shirt that had her large breasts bulging out like an overstuffed teddy bear, and yelling “hey you” to anyone that looked their way. Me, myself wore a pair of bright yellow skinny jeans, that were as yellow as the hot sun, with a colorful and head turning halter top, that tied around my neck perfectly like a diamond necklace. Our accessories gleamed with shades of blue, pink, yellow, silver and gold from the left side to the right side. It looked as if it were colorful fireworks being set off in the sky from our accessories. You couldn’t tell us that we didn’t look incredibly flawless like a makeup model off of the covergirl page.…
By Mary E. Boyce, PhD, Asso. Professor, Dept. of Management & Business, Whitehead College, University of Redlands, P. O. Box 3080, 1200 E. Colton Avenue, Redlands, CA, USA 92373 voice: (909)335-4068 fax: (909)335-5125 e-mail: boyce@uor.edu…