• Age of Enlightenment

    “During the Age of Enlightenment…” I tuned out my professor as he dove headfirst into another one of his meaningless lectures.  I thought a college level class about the Civil War would be about the Civil War.  But yet, most days I felt like I was in a philosophy class.  I had always had a…

  • Beneath the Shadows

    I knew I was in trouble the moment the sun went behind the clouds. I one hundred percent believed in signs and the missing sun was a red flag. I had had a bad feeling about the meeting today and this only made it worse. My boss never called meetings and especially did provide a lunch…

  • The Museum

    PHOTO PROMPT © Liz Young  I hadn’t been too excited about being the babysitter for my brother and his friends at the museum, but as soon as I saw the airplane, my entire world changed. Never before had I been interested in leaving town, but now I knew exactly how to achieve my dreams. As…

  • Chain Reaction

    My brother’s fall set off a chain reaction.  But not necessarily the chain reaction I would have expected.  I thought as he fell that people would try to help, try to grab him, but instead they didn’t even seem to notice at first.  He wasn’t screaming for his life, but he had never been a…

  • Book Sales

    I knew my book sales were lagging, but I had been hoping I could hang on a bit longer. I needed to hang on longer. If I had to move out of my apartment, I didn’t know where I would go. I could no longer depend on my parents to help and I had no…

  • Found Poetry

  • Academics

    “I knew you were with somebody else. I just needed to find the proof. And here it is.” I jumped as Makayla sprang out from behind the bookshelves. I had heard stories about Makayla, but this was my first time meeting her in person. Josh jumped nearly as high as I did, but I felt…

  • The Planner

    I had always been the type of kid who needed a planner. I liked to have everything organized and ready to go when I needed it. My family wasn’t quite as organized as I would like them to be, but I had grown accustomed to the wild and crazy life we lived. Almost to the…

  • The Front of the Room

    As soon as I was called to the front of the room, I knew I had won the contest.  Mrs. Miller didn’t call on anyone unless she was praising them.  I had never been a great student, but she was able to remind me I did have good qualities and I was not the problem…

  • Surrounded by Fabric

    PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields  As soon as we walked into the store, I knew I was home. I knew I could do whatever I wanted, make whatever I wanted, with the fabric surrounding me. The only thing in my way was how to pay for everything. Because of his broken relationship with my grandmother, my…