Your butchering words
In the beginning
Went through my head
As a child who listens
To every word you say
Your constant sarcasm
Your words which
I thought were the truth
The never giving up
Just to let you know, Dad
Those butchering words
To me are now worthless... (more »)
By Aerin G., San Diego, USA
In the days of the war, when men and women ran headfirst into barrages of gunfire, there was not one person unaffected. Soldiers died, and families submerged in sorrow when the officer knocked on their door. I was no different. I was the naive, fresh-out-of-high-school girl... (more »)
By Ashley K., Wyckoff, NJ
June 31, 2007, started out like a normal summer night. I hung out with friends, my dad picked me up, I stayed up late watching TV and reading a book, and finally I went to bed. All seemed fine and I was content.
Then at 2 a.m. I was suddenly woken by the phone. Even though... (more »)
By Melissa W., W. Newton, MA
“Now introducing, new crackers with 25% fewer calories and zero grams of fat!” blares the advertisement. These commercials are very popular in our weight-obsessed society, and although it sounds like the product advertised is healthy, it may actually contain harmful or... (more »)
By Place W., Pound Ridge, NY
Frozen in time
We wait
For change to sweep us
Off our feet
And reverse
The spell
We wait
For time to tie
The mane of the
Wild stallion
Which is loosely
In our grasp
Frozen in time
We wait
As the ripple
Of change develops
In the water
In which we wade. (more »)
By Luar O., New Castle, DE
You are probably wondering why in the world you should read this book. Plain and simple, it shows you the trials that immigrants face when they move to the United States, including the many differences in language and culture. For example, when Esmeralda was growing up in... (more »)
By Sophie M., Wolfforth, TX
Challenge: Photograph Humor (more »)
By Jesse K., Grand Ledge, MI
I don’t have any alumni ties to Brown, though it’s possible I could be the long-lost granddaughter of James S. Miller. Never have I sailed the Pacific Ocean on the back of a humpback whale, nor can I wrap sushi with the skill of former Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto.... (more »)