The Graveyard Shift You know things didn’t turn out the way you wanted them to when you work in a morgue. [a]I could have been a lawyer. Or maybe a journalist. Anything‚ really. I laugh. It’s funny how I’m already having a midlife crisis. The sound echoes hollowly around the morgue. It bounces off lithe gray walls and sharp corners‚ completely out of place around the pale skin and lifeless eyes. The emptiness hangs in the air accusingly‚ reprimanding me for invading the cold silence.[d] The
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allowed her senses to amplify; from a deer chewing while grazing the fields to a leaf falling on the ground she heard it all. “What’s the hold up?” Realizing that she was not in her own world she blushed. She was holding up the rest of the soldiers behind her. “Are we there yet?” Another asked. “We keep heading east‚” The commander said. The army was under the guidance of a genderless commander. The army was under the guidance of a nameless commander. Always wearing a his/her Corinthian helmet
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computed this subconsciously in a matter of seconds. He accomplished such feats of brilliance often‚ and especially when he felt uneasy. Never before had he felt so uneasy. Nothing was actually wrong‚ in fact‚ the day had been almost remarkably commonplace. "then why do I feel as if my innards have been substituted with insects?" He sat on a felled tree behind his house‚ the place he often went to clear his mind. From where han sat‚ he could clearly view the eastern portion of the city; Han’s
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and dark‚ something that should never be discovered. Something that had enough
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Wait‚ what if it is big‚ will I get lost? Does the school have a lot of bullies? Will I make any frien- “What are you thinking so hard about?” Avery asked. “I’m just a little nervous about school‚” Hazel said. “Hey‚ you’ll be ok don’t worry‚” Avery said in a persuasive voice. “Thanks‚” Hazel said‚ smiling a fake smile‚ “It’s just hard without mom and da-.” Before Hazel could finish her sentence she realized what she had said‚ “I’m sorry Avery." “Hazel you’re fine‚ I understand‚” she said with a
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I Love You Too It was a warm‚ but breezy Sunday afternoon. The usual day of fall‚ the leaves were turning; reds‚ yellows‚ and oranges flooded the trees (imagery). Leaves danced around the hard concrete pavement (personification)‚ and then lifting off into the air. I was walking to Tyzer’s house‚ suddenly; a chill ran up my back. Turning around‚ there was a pearly Tahoe. But‚ this Tahoe was familiar; I turned around and walked faster. The chill in my spine turned into pierce‚ throbbing pain; grabbing
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“What do you mean by that‚” I complained. “You read with no emotion‚ your posture was horrible‚ it was hard for me to look at your face expressions and your voice was annoying. Would you like me to continue?” “I feel like you’re trying to call me ugly‚’ I said with a disappointed face. “Not so much you but your personality.” “So you think I’m cute? Cause I think you’re cute‚” I responded with a sly look. Although she tried to hide her blushing‚ smiling face I could tell she was happy I said that
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In the fall that I turned fourteen years old‚ a deep depression crept over me like a fog. I would have expected it to come crashing in like a bolt of lightning‚ but it appeared so quietly and gently‚ settling on top of everything. If it hadn’t been for the ache in my bones and the dullness in my mind‚ it could have come by entirely unnoticed. I spent that year like a ghost‚ wandering the hallways of my home at night. When all became quiet‚ I would arise from the dead. My feet moved softly on the
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Creative Writing: A Day at the Park It was a day I was subconsciously waiting my whole life for‚ but I didn’t realize it until it was happening. The day was August 8‚ 1996‚ just 25 days before my son’s first birthday. The Texas Rangers‚ my favorite baseball team‚ were in town to play the K.C. Royals. I had always dreamed of one day‚ taking my son to his first Rangers game. A father taking his son to a baseball game is just the American thing to do‚ and there I was‚ taking my son "out to the
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monkeys went to the beach as soon as their breakfast of bananas and eggs was over. Kiyah made sure to feed Mario and Peaches (both goldfish) but forgot to feed Mickey(the cat) . “I’ll be home later and I’ll feed you guys again. Have fun but not too much fun‚ do not destroy the house. And I am serious guys. “ Mickey begins to tell her she forgot about him‚but as he is saying his first three words she slams the door shut. Mario is the oldest goldfish. He was blind in his left eye and Peaches was his
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