This is one of my short stories from a collection I wrote a few years ago.I would appreciate some constructive criticism.
I met my husband when I was twenty one years old and it was love at first sight.Jack was my complete opposite.He was crazy about bikes,had a fondness for tribal tattoos on his arms,didnt give [...]
Posts Tagged ‘death’
Memories
Posted in Self Help, tagged death, grief, love, memories, sadness on June 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Death is inevitable,it is a solid fact,the one thing that we are always sure about from birth.Yet it is something that we spend most of our life fearing,trying to escape,avoid,delay,as long as we possibly can.Yet death isn’t always something fear.Death is a new chapter,a new place,the next step.
Recently I lost a person that was such [...]
The Death Penalty
Posted in Issues, tagged controversy, death, Issues, opinions on April 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Recently the subject of the death penalty came up in my class.We had a leghthly discussion on it and I for one am totally and utterly against it.Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the execution of a person by the state as punishment for a crime.What right has one person,or group of [...]
Alone
Posted in Poetry, tagged alone, danger, death, fear, guns, hunting, men, Poetry, scared, shot on April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alone
I heard footsteps on the stairs,pounding up them,making the ancient floorboards creak.
I heard doors slamming.I imagined the splinters scattering everywhere.
I heard screams and pleas.My mothers voice,and my sister
I heard harsh laughter.
I heard a shot.Echoing through the house.
And then I was alone.
