Tag: writing

When my grandfather’s watch broke, I thought I was going to lose my mind.  It was the only thing I had to remember him by.  When he died, my father sold the house and everything in it while I was at school.  By the time I got home, the locks had been changed and my father was…

Growing up, I always saw exercise as a form of punishment instead of something to look forward to.  I watched as my older brother continually hurt himself playing football and wondered why anyone would want to willing put themselves through that kind of torture.  I joined a gym in high school so my parents would…

Eddie and I broke up a year ago and for whatever reason, I haven’t deleted his number from my phone.  I thought we had been happy.  I had been happy.  Until the weekend he told me he was out of town for work and I caught him going into the Embassy Suites with his ex-girlfriend.  I should…

“She took my phone.  She took my phone.  She took my phone,” I whispered to myself.  “What do I do?  Think.  Think.  Think.”  I got up off my bed and paced around my small bedroom.  I needed to get my phone back before my mom found the pictures.  I was grounded right now because I…

By the second week of my new job, I knew I had made a mistake.  I never should have given up my part-time job to take on a new, full-time job.  I hadn’t really needed the extra money, I was more in for the health benefits the job provided.  But now that I had met my new boss,…

On my first day of sixth grade, I realized it could be the best first day of school I could ever have.  Jeremy was in my homeroom class and I luckily ended up with the locker next to his.  I have had a crush on him for as long as I can remember and thought how lucky…

I had never believed in horoscopes.  Probably because my mother heartily believed in horoscopes and never missed a chance to read tarot cards.  She claims to have grown up in a commune, but all the information I have found says she lived in Austin, Texas and grew up in the Austin public school system.  I think she wants to be seen…

I had grown up camping with my family during most holiday weekends.  Now that I am older and recently divorced, I have perfected the art of camping alone.  I have met a few people throughout my camping adventures and travels and we try to meet up to a certain degree.  The only part I am not fond of this group camping are the ghost…

I had always been nosy growing up and it only intensified when I became a teenager.  I started babysitting when I was fifteen so I could make some extra cash, but I also wanted to learn as much about my neighbors and friends that I could.  My favorite book growing up at been Harriet the Spy so I knew…

My favorite food has always been Chinese.  My family did not go out to dinner very often and I always chose the nearest Chinese restaurant when it was my turn to choose where we ate.  Now that I am living on my own, I order in Chinese food every Sunday night.  Every once in a while I splurge and take myself…