March 19 was our four year anniversary in Iraq, or the first day of day of Year 5 as my dad likes to call it because we probably won't leave for awhile. I had a family member fighting over there and I just want to ask Bush: why are we still in Iraq?
The name of […]
Sometimes I just wish I could take back time
So I could do better on my math test
Or go apologize to someone that really deserved it
Why does time have to go by so fast
I don't think we realize how fast it is
One minute we're sitting here, typing a post
The next minute we're at lunch
And then we're […]
To write a book review:
1. First I need to finish my book.
2. Next I need to research how to write a good book review.
3. Talk to Mr. Wilkoff about how I can improve my ‘book review’ skills.
4. After that I should sum up all the things that I have learned and then write an outstanding […]
Over the weekend I went to Handel’s Messiah. Most people only know the “Hallelujah!” part of it. But, I was so lucky that I got to listen to the whole thing.
All the people playing musicals instruments came out. Then the choir filed into their rows, all wearing the same black. Lastly were the singers. Everybody […]
The lights blinked every couple seconds, casting a dull glow around the room. The paper star on top was bent over. Only a few ornaments were on the “tree”: a little angel, a Santa Claus in his sleigh, and seven other ones that were either red, white or green. A small collection of presents were […]
“I prefer English muffins,” Grandmother replied stiffly. “I hate toast, mostly the crust though. It takes too long to peel it off. My old fingers couldn’t do that.” She held them up.
Look more like claws to me, I thought, taking the bag of English muffins from the fridge. Mom gave me a strange look before […]
Rex liked to plant pumpkins. Whatever the season, you would always see him out in his garden, getting ready to move one to a greenhouse or scattering new seeds in the soil. And at Thanksgiving, Rex would go around to houses on the block, handing out his homemade pumpkin pies. The neighbors took the pies […]
The tiny mouse watched as Elliot put out the mousetrap. The mouse’s whiskers twitched excitedly. There it was, Swiss cheese, one of the best things that had ever been created! The mouse scuttled forward tentatively, then hurried back into his hole. He couldn’t risk another move like that; Elliot could have seen him.
But Elliot returned […]
One day a girl was offered a chance to star in a great TV for millions of dollars. Althought this offer was extraordinary, the girl just muttered, “I’ll think about it.” The producer told her to call him in a few days before someone else got the role.
The next day she was asked to join […]
I picked up my pair of white skates and blew the dust off them. I coughed slightly. It must have been years since I had last put them on. Slowly I nudged my foot into the skate. I thought I could hear the seams busting apart; had I really grown that much? Finally I had […]
