She knocks on the door, apprehensive but ready

As it swings open wide, her heart beat begins to steady

"Come in” voices beckon lovingly

her feet move forward steadily

As the door closes with a bang

And her ears rang

The voices grew louder

She stood tall, prouder

Many hands reach out to hold her in place, urgent but kind

All thoughts empty quickly from her mind

"I'm where I'm meant to be” she sigh...

As the sun radiates through the windows, my eyelids get heavy and I can feel a headache forming at the top of my head. Great, I think, as I force my eyes to stay open, trained on the task in front of me. Click, clack, click, I type away. “Next!” I call and wave the next person in line over, “AM or PM shift request?” I ask. “Uh, well, I’d like PM please.” Those words are enough to shake me from the...

Jessie’s party was to be big. Huge even. The talk of the town. Anybody who’s anybody was invited, and expected to arrive prompt and with extravagant gifts. The main event, besides Jessie herself, was to be a ten layered cake, each layer a different color and flavor. It would be the talk of the night. As guests begin to stream in, Jessie herself was nowhere to be seen.

In the kitchen, behind the b...

The salty sea slams against the ship, shoving me forward. As a teeter on the edge of the bow I feel the rough hands the first mate grab collar of the my blouse and pull me back to safety. "Whoe there" he calls, as I regain my footing, "can't have you taken' a dip now can we?" he quickly ties a rope around my waist, I see its connected to the main mast of the vessel. I nod and quickly turn, once ag...

The last syllable must tell a story

Something with glory, might, and dashing heroes fair

How dare a mere mortal attempt such a thing

This fling will not go unpunished

Leaving unfinished a marvelous tale...