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    Pukalani: A Short Story

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    asked if I could talk to him about when he realized he wanted to go to college. My dad usually never talked about school especially High School. I guess he never thought i’d ask him about college because it wasn’t to long ago. “Sure why not”. We began talking about why he wanted to finish college. “I got to warn you this is going to be some boring answers”. As I laughed i asked him questions about his college experience. Additionally

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    Erick's Short Story

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    One day in band‚ Erick‚ a trumpet player‚ was having a very rough day. His day started off by missing the bus‚ once he got to school‚ he realized he forgot his trumpet in his room at home. Erick asked the office if he could call his mom so he doesn’t miss rehearsal and so he doesn’t get docked points for the day. The office called his mom and there was no answer. From there‚ his day got worse. For Erick’s first hour‚ pe‚ he got hit in the face with a basketball. In the locker room after pe‚ he

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    Murlock: A Short Story

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    As Murlock awoke to the dark and silent cabin‚ he was in a state of confusion as you sometime are when you wake up from deep sleep. Trying to regain his wits about him‚ he remembered that he had been watching over his beloved wife’s body when he had fallen into his weary slumber. He then recalled that something had woken him up and felt a spike in fear. His senses amplified‚ he strained to see it the seemingly never ending darkness. He thought it smelled something like wet dog and mud from the rain

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    Mccarthy: A Short Story

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    It was a quiet Monday morning‚ I was getting ready for another day at school. I had walked downstairs to hear Mother and Father talking about something that I didn’t understand. They were talking about something with the African American students. I never really understood why we all didn’t go to the same school‚ they’re just like us. I had finally gotten to school‚ i was a little late but Mrs. McCarthy didn’t care. She was a close friend of my Mother and Father’s. I was going to take a seat but

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    Desiree: A Short Story

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    mother. "Is this the wish he ask for‚ unaware of the sin he has created?!" She look at Desiree‚ angrily. "His soul will be unforgiven‚ because you purposely twisted his wish!" Desiree growl. "It’s not my fault his wish isn’t precise! All human think about is lust and greed...Why do you care for one insignificant soul?" She continue to argue. "Like you...big sister. I need a soul to feed on in order to exist."

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    Adversity: A Short Story

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    It was a familiar face but a stranger in my eyes. He helped me up and told me to try it again. He looked at me and talked about adversity. He told me that you have a choice‚ either let adversity affect you and give up now or respond to it and let it motivate you. I tried again. I accomplished it; I squat jumped seven blocks. The familiar stranger looked at me and said “you

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    Goldfish: A Short Story

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    really mad and thinking that it was some killer fish or something so I didn’t really care about the fish anymore and just fed them‚ watch them as I eat breakfast‚ etc. A few weeks later‚ there were only 2 fish left. The black one‚ and the other one (which was a complete blur to me)‚ I forgot about the color. However‚ I could tell you that I was getting really frustrated to the point where I didn’t even care about the fish. I just looked at them and minded my own beeswax. They didn’t look as happy as

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    Lily: A Short Story

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    Why does T-Ray care if Lily lives at August’s house for the rest of her life? He has never cared about Lily before. First‚ T-Ray treats Lily like a bag of garbage. He yells at her for the silliest reasons. One time her yelled at her for reading her book while she was working his peach stand. He said he wanted her to just sit all day and sell peaches but no one even came to buy them. Another cruel thing T-Ray did to Lily is slap her. When T-Ray found Lily at August’s house‚ Lily refused to go home

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    Into The Wild Short Story

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    Side by side‚ the horses flew across the field. At the far edge‚ nestled behind several towering pine trees‚ sat the quaint cottage‚ and just to the right‚ sunlight glinted off the calm surface of the spring. As Gawain and Wallace’s horse shot into the lead‚ Gawain gave the reins a gentle pull‚ slowing the animal. “It’s chivalrous to allow the lady to win‚” whispered Gawain into Wallace’s ear‚ and the little boy nodded vigorously. One sure way to get Wallace to agree to something was to say it was

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    a gothic short story

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    Blanche is already in a nervous breakdown as she was drinking wine that she found in Stella’s house. She was using it to calm her nerves. When Stanley came home from his bowling game‚ he had a conversation with her. At the end of the scene‚ he asks her about her husband. She started to break apart as she says “The boy – the boy died; [She sinks back down] I’m afraid I‘m - going to be sick! [Her head falls on her arms]‚” (p. 31). This represents that her husband’s death has resulted her to go into a depression

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