That Which Wills Thee [Chapter 1] William O’Malley was brought into this world under ordinary circumstances, in the hay-stuffed bed of the two-roomed farmhouse under the watchful eye of his father and the local midwife. The babe was of slightly extraordinary size and weight and had a full head of hair, things which the midwifeContinue reading “The Farm Boy”
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Outside the Box
Content: Chapter 3 Vacations with my family are unique, and somehow at the same time very organized. Because of my parents’… flexible jobs, we are able to go whenever my sister and I have school off. We go places where others families go, like the beach, the mountains, some big city, and even once weContinue reading “Outside the Box”
Ups and Downs
Content: Chapter 2 I saw Macy for a total of five minutes before she went to her room, dragging her bags behind her. I feel like every waking hour of her day is chopped up into two distinct portions- times where she is posting and times where she thinks about posting. She has to makeContinue reading “Ups and Downs”
Influence
Content: Chapter 1 A glass of milk. That’s all I wanted. The mess hidden behind the fridge doors stood in my way. It certainly wasn’t like this yesterday, and my mom was at home all morning, so it wasn’t from a shopping trip. The things once on the door were on the shelves, the thingsContinue reading “Influence”
Zoomers
An hour and a half. That was all the time that remained of having to pretend I was paying attention to the horrid lesson over video conferencing. Everyone’s faces were drawn with similar dull gazes, looking into the several-years-behind webcams built into the mass produced laptops we had been provided. The teacher was no different,Continue reading “Zoomers”
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