… intensity of Willy. Rather, she is dependable and kind, perpetually attempting to smooth out conflicts that Willy might encounter. Linda has a similar longing for an idealized past, but has learned to suppress her dreams and her dissatisfaction with…

… my eyes open? They feel open. The darkness that surrounds me is thick and heavy. Am I blind? I attempt to rub my eyes with the hope of restoring my vision. I cannot move my arms. Come to think of it I cannot tell if I am standing or lying. Surrounded…

… met you in a club, would you ask me to dance? If met you in a restaurant, would you ask me to leave with you? If I held your hand in the street, would you turn away? If I kissed you in the park, would you kiss me back? If I opened the door for…

… by Alice Walker illustrates the two different concepts of culture and heritage in the characters of Dee and Maggie. In this story, Dee understands the valued culture and heritage as an artistic appeal. However, Maggie represents a simple, content way…

… another crime. The joint's worth of weed was taped to the inside of my pants leg, small enough not to be noticed when I was patted down upon admittance to the Marion County, Indiana Juvenile Detention Center. I was very lucky, I knew, for them…

… the sound of nature. A man sat in front of a window that would give you the capability to look out at the traffic, it was a cafe shop, most likely "Star Bucks". As he check the tech stocks during his lunch hour, as usual the Dow down by 54%, only the…

… silver note bringing from his harp a respectful silence falling as his words touch all within hearing. All were there, all that could be. "Quiet my children, fear not the dark, the fire is warm and stout oak does withhhold the wights and evils of…

… They fight us each on individual battlefields in a war most fail to comprehend. Unrecognized and unopposed these evils pervade our us, insidious they pull at our minds. These great evils present themselves to us as conformity and complacency. You…

… actually believe the following, rather it is a piece inspired by years of exposure to anti-marijuana propaganda. If you want to see my true thoughts on this issue, read "Drug Legalization in America - A Radical Stance." Marijuana is a drug, not a…

… wood table, toppling my 3 opponents standing dominos. "I win again!" I said triumphantly, lifting my arms high in the air, my pit stains glowing under my large shoulders. "Tally it up sluts!" They eyed me angrily, but I knew they all hid smiles behind…