To Old Friends
by Julie, CT
... how about you, like, give me some money, let me drive your car around. You know? I’ll act real nice to your face, call you sometimes.
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True Friendship
by Amanda M., Fowler, MI
As the night continued, our conversation grew deeper. Soon, we were both in tears.
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Freedom in Myself
by Anonymous, ME
I didn’t know what to expect when I turned on the computer; part of me didn’t want to turn it on at all.
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Only An Hour Away
by Desirea T., Ridgway, PA
“I’m moving,” he said, as if he were casually filling me in on what had happened the night before.
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My Advice
by Maggie M., Akron, OH
My advice: always have a good friend next to you. Everybody needs to have fun and to laugh.
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Speechless
by Christen N., Wyoming, MI
Maybe she couldn’t hear my heavy sighs over the traffic and maybe she couldn’t tell that the shine in my eyes was from tears.
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Traditions
by Kelsey A., Harrisville, RI
Holy Cowing is just one of the great traditions we four girls enjoy together. We have a very close friendship that has endured our whole lives.
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The Way Things Were
by Lindsay B., New City, NY
My friends would stare at you like you were from outer space, but you never seemed to notice. I saw it all.
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You’re Beautiful
by Anonymous, TX
I have a friend. She is one of the prettiest girls I have ever seen, yet there is something very wrong with her.
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Okay
by Krista M., Hanson, MA
“So, everything’s not alright with your dad. What’s wrong?” she asked, concerned.
“Cancer,” I said, “he has cancer.”
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Dress-Up
by Kat C., Kendall Park, NJ
Daphne lived across the street in a white house with a porch. Her family was carefree and sweet, always inviting me over.
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Box Boats Plus Plastic Food
by Pete R., Dallas, TX
Looking back at my friendship with Michael, I come up empty-handed when trying to find any bad memories.
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Fertile Ground
by Juliana S., Rolling Hills, CA
Peals of laughter escaped from behind the imposing cornstalks and fluttered gracefully through the sweet summer air. The sunflowers loomed powerfully overhead, and the scent of lavender hung delicately around us.
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Your Funeral
by Jemmilyn A., Des Plaines, IL
Hard to believe, but true.
God has only left the memories to hold onto.
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A Bump In My Road
by Jessica ., , LA
When I started high school I had life in the palm of my hand. I was a straight A student in the medical academy, a cheerleader, and involved in every club and activity possible.
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Green Fedora
by Allison D., Ridgefield, CT
I like to get away sometimes. I like to lock myself up in that shadowy back corner of my mind where no one dares venture for fear of giant spiders and cobwebs.
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Lemonade
by Hilary R., New City, NY
As I look out the front door window, the small blue table sits peacefully at the end of my driveway awaiting the excitement that would inevitably explode that day.
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Dvorak’s 5th
by William M., The Dalles, OR
A breath. A note. The first oboe hasn’t situated herself yet so I sound the radiant tuning note.
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