It was a first day like every other first day – and not like any other first day at all. All the familiar first day things – the flurry of faces, the smell of pencil shavings and new shoes, the tingle of excitement coursing through the...
Read MoreA long time ago, in a faraway land, Lived hundreds of dragons, majestic and grand. Their eyes – how they glistened! Their scales – how they shone! They had hordes of treasure they claimed as their own. Their claws were like swords! Their wings lifted them higher! But what the dragons prized...
Read MoreHello, fellow students! The time is now here For us to begin an exciting new year! And, if you have just a moment to spare, There is a message that I’d like to share. Perhaps you’re now hoping that I’ll share my knowledge On stuff like classes and homework and college. You...
Read MoreThe airport was a place full of everything, but more than anything, it was a place full of noise. Wheels squeaked, feet shuffled, and loudspeakers crackled and sputtered. People mumbled and grumbled and chatted and groaned about long waits and long lines and long walks...
Read MoreShe doesn’t remember exactly when they stuck her on that first tiny stage. But she remembers when she used to dance across infinity. She waltzed across tightropes that went on forever. She leapt and spun and twirled across vast, white wonderlands she thought would never end. Sometimes, she danced...
Read MoreHello! This is your neighbor; I live not far from you. You’ve likely heard, regarding me, some things that are not true. I’m writing you this letter so that I can set things right. I hope you’ll see me as a friend – at least not as a...
Read MoreThe sparkles in the pavement lit up like tiny stars – Or maybe gems in sunbaked sands in some strange land on Mars. A stretch of grass sprawled out above – inviting, fragrant, green. It seemed to whisper wondrous tales of worlds as yet unseen. From behind drifted summer’s...
Read MoreSlap! Against the window pane – Plunk plunk plunk – it sounds like rain. I look out, and there I see A muddy, chocolate-brown doggie! I see another puppy, blonde. She dives into a muddy pond. And, now, soaking through and through, She emerges chocolate too! I hear a hiss, and now I...
Read MoreTen seconds to impact. I knew it was a bad idea. I had known it was a bad idea forever. Not only had I never wanted this, I had been adamantly against it for as long as I could remember. And yet, here it was,...
Read MoreSeveral squids await inside, Each perfumed with formaldehyde. We all pair up and then sit down. The squids are being passed around. Some are chubby. Some are thinner. One's a beauty contest winner. We are told that our first task Is to remove the buccal mass. I pull and pull with all my...
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