Tag: college

  • The Movies

    I realized when I went to college, real life was not like the movies. Or television. I was expecting my first semester of college to go smoothly with lots of late-night parties where I could stay wake up, exercise and get to class on time the next morning. I quickly learned this was definitely not…

  • The Recliner

    I pushed my father’s recliner as far back as it could go and thought about how happy I was he was out of town for the entire week.  I would be able to use the car while he was gone, I could sit in the recliner without being kicked out and could do my homework…

  • Filmmaking

    “You want to do what with your life?  And go where?”  I listened to my aunt’s voice get louder with each word.  I know my mother was most likely on the other end telling her only sister she was going back to school. Going back to school with two kids at home and no support…

  • The Winning Photograph

    As soon as I took the photo, I knew it was the best one I had taken.  There was a great chance I could win the contest with this one single photograph.  I knew art and I knew photography was the only way I was going to get out of town.  Winning this competition would put…

  • The Sky is on Fire

    “I knew he was going to be dramatic when he stopped the conversation to tell everyone the sky was on fire.”  I stuffed my head into my pillow and tried to forget the night even happened.  “He’s been dramatic his entire life.”  I listened to Mykayla pour a glass of wine.  “But when he is…

  • Moon and Stars

    I often looked to the sky for the answers to all my problems.  The sky – the moon, the stars and even the sun – were the few things constant in my life.  My mom and I had always had a rocky relationship and the day I went to college was the day it ended.  When I moved into the dorms and…

  • The Meaning of Dreams

    “The question brought to my attention last week after our discussion last week was this.  What is the true meaning of dreams?  Is there a true meaning?  A real meaning?  Is there a right answer?  A correct answer for all dreams?”  I stared at my professor and felt my entire body completely tense.  He had asked my question,…

  • What He Wants

    “Jake uses everyone to get exactly what he wants.  But in a way where nobody notices.” I started pulling my clothes out of the closet and stuffing the ones I wore the most into my suitcase.  My throat tightened and my eyes started to burn and I forced myself not to cry.  “He has always done that.  For as long as I have known him.  Don’t…

  • Vanishing Act

    “You’re the only one who hasn’t let me down,” I whispered.  “Why do you have to leave me now?”  “I have to go,” Sarah whispered back.  “I can’t stay here any longer.  If I don’t go back to college they are not going to let me back in with my scholarships.  I’ll be back as much as…

  • An Honor

    “It was an honor to meet you,” I practiced saying into the mirror.  I was meeting the dean of the graduate school this weekend and I was working myself into a frenzy.  I needed to make a good impression as my department depended on it.  My job depended on it.  If we didn’t get the grand and permission we needed, our project was doomed.  My…