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  wonderings

  

  By ilovejuliansmith, Spring Hill, TN

  Girl: The snow falls gently to the ground. A soft wind whistles through the trees. Silence has overtaken the outdoors, no cars are honking, no snow plows blowing, no dogs barking. All that can be heard is the fire crackling in the fireplace as I sit in the windowseat. I bring my warm cappuccinco...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  untitled

  

  By ilovejuliansmith, Spring Hill, TN

  Have you ever had your heart broken? Not like minute, pathetic little bit of sadness. Like the searing, scarring, unforgettable destruction of your heart. The pain seeps through your whole body, morphing itself into something physical, tearing you to pieces on the inside. You feel like it’s never ...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  The Knife

  

  By ilovejuliansmith, Spring Hill, TN

  “We need to talk.” Four little words a girl never wants to hear. They are seemingly harmless, but once spoken, they can unravel months of perfect bliss. Break down supposedly impenetrable bridges of trust. Slash and split apart dreams of a naive teenager. And most importantly, tear a young he...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  chicago mission trip 2010

  

  By ilovejuliansmith, Spring Hill, TN

  The summer before my junior year, my life was forever altered. I had just finished the school year, my play had just ended, and my schedule was now free and clear. I needed something different to replace the new hole in my life. My best friend invited me to attend youth group at her church nearby. I...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  I'm Just Ryan. And That's All I'll Ever Be (Chapter Three)

  

  By ilovejuliansmith, Spring Hill, TN

  Wow. I thought I felt low when Nick left me. It was amazing how much lower one could sink. Why did this always happen to me? Any other girl somehow managed to get what I wanted every time. It wasn’t fair. There had to something wrong with me. That was the only explanation. Why else would every s...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  I'm Just Ryan. And That's All I'll Ever Be (Chapter Two)

  

  By ilovejuliansmith, Spring Hill, TN

  An hour and an entire large pizza later, I was upstairs unpacking my room. It’s amazing how much junk we brought with us…One box was filled to the brim with pictures and photo albums. I smiled, and tears gathered in my eyes as I looked through them all. God, I missed my friends… The one I h...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  And So It Began

  

  By ilovejuliansmith, Spring Hill, TN

  And So It Began Something was wrong—very wrong. A wave of fluids rushed over me. My head was lodged in something, and I couldn’t get away. What was going on? It was dark, so dark…I felt myself sliding slowly downwards, but to what end? The water was receding, but where did it go? Was I goin...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  I'm Just Ryan. And That's All I'll Ever Be (Chapter One)

  

  By ilovejuliansmith, Spring Hill, TN

  BEEP, BEEP BEEP! Groaning as I glanced in my rearview mirror, I realized I had over-estimated the space between my black VW Bug and the red pick-up truck behind me. I hate parallel parking. I quickly pulled forward slightly, set the Bug in park, and leapt out of the driver’s seat. Hopefully the d...