Tag: school

  • Finished

    “She has just finished.  Now the question is where will she go next?”   Samantha pulled her back into the classroom and put her fingers to her lips.  She was serious about this recognizance phase we were trying to pull on our Chemistry teacher.  Samantha was convinced Mrs. Compton was a ghost of her former self. …

  • High Pitched

    “If his voice hadn’t been so high-pitched, I think I would have been able to handle what happened. But I… just couldn’t listen anymore.”   Out of the corner of my eye, I watched Jessica turn and look in my direction for confirmation what she had done was correct. Was good. Was right. I couldn’t…

  • Neglected

    I knew my life was going downhill when I saw the flowers in the front garden had started to wilt. The petunias were my grandmother’s pride and joy and when the flowers went downhill, I knew her health was declining.  The problem being that just last week, she had been her perfectly normal and healthy…

  • The Ride of My Life

    I chased the horses and wondered when I could ride one myself.  Everything I ever wanted in my life began and ended with horses.  But for now, I was relegated to watching them on television and reading them to life out of library books. With parents who treated me like a porcelain doll, my chances…

  • The Only One

    As I stared out the back door, I realized no one would understand as much about my life as the large oak tree in my backyard.  She was the one I told all my secrets to and the one who I read all my stories to.  The one who helped me edit my poetry before…

  • Celebrity Status

    I never understood my sister’s obsession with movie stars. Her walls were always covered with magazine cutouts, posters, homemade tickets, everything. I always thought she was a tad crazy with the whole thing, but it kept her focused on something other than me. I usually let the celebrity obsession wash over me, but the day…

  • Wander Away

    I had always had the tendency to wander away. It drove my parents crazy and I can’t count how many stores where I had to find a security guard or employee to help me back to my parents. As I grew older, I realized I had a desire to get lost, mainly because it allowed…

  • The School Trip

    As soon as I woke up, I knew the day was going to go haywire. I always hated going on school field trips because no one else wanted to see the same things I wanted to see. Today I would be heading to the science museum with the rest of my fourth-grade class and I…

  • The Hike

    A loud scream echoed through the forest just as I made it back to my car. I stopped short and wondered if there was any chance the scream came from Kelly. Even if it did, I didn’t think I could go back. I knew she was the one who had turned me in and had…

  • Booked Solid in Santa Fe

    Check out my story on the Booked Solid in Santa Fe blog!