When the whole world is running towards a cliff he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind - CS Lewis
When the whole world is running towards a cliff he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind - CS Lewis
"Cut!"
It was a gorgeous fall evening, the sun had started to set and the whole scene was covered in a golden glow. I smiled, feeling the warmth of the sun and wondering if this was a dream. But I was awake. Living _in_ my dream.
"That was good," said the director. "Let's run it a few more times and really focus on the emotions your character is feeling."
He wanted to talk about emotions? I was f...
The halls are dim and lights are few.
It is separated from the others.
Unlesss you had to be there, very view travel to the destination.
And once you left, very few ever returned.
If they did return, most would only feel resentment, if not a slight melancholy feeling.
In this place, you had no choice in where you were placed.
People were separated off into groups and packed together under the rul...
We have not ever spoken,
And although you may know my name,
It is surely not because of anything I have done.
But I know you.
It may sound creepy,
I myself don't even know how I can feel so close to someone who I don't interact with whatsoever.
But for some reason,
I feel the need to pay attention when I see you.
I know little facts about you that hold close,
Small things that I admire.
Yet why wo...
Person 1:
Rain was soothing
Rain was calm
When it rained my mood was the opposite
Of the dreariness of the weather
Rain on my window made me smile
And the faint blue light casted a cozy glow
On the chair where I sat with a good book
While I would've liked to stay inside,
Nice and warm and dry
With no other company except for my novel,
I decided to venture out
Droplets on the glass,
Windshie...
I hand the doctor a syringe, give the kid a sucker, and walk the parents to the door. I honestly thought nursing would be more exciting, but three months into the job and I'm already bored with my routine, Syringe, sucker, door, repeat. Most of the time when I'm not assisting a docotor to preform standard checkups, I end up wandering the halls. Usually this leads me to the natal wing. I wish I cou...
I watched, unblinking as the child tried desperately to incapacitate his fake opponent with a series of kicks and punches that he probably saw in a movie. What had I been thinking when I had signed up to instruct a kids' karate class? They were hopeless. I tried desperately to demonstrate some variation of proper form, hoping they would see how the move was supposed to look. The tikes just stared ...
_Based on my favorite running spot_
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The route is simple, two miles along the winding road that passes by farms and the winery. These first few miles are always the hardest but once I cross the intersection and turn onto the continuation of the trail, I know I'm almost there. I then run beside yet another field in the direction of the Apple Orchard. Finally, I turn where the path becomes narro...
The idea struck late one night, sitting in the treehouse till dusk with my younger brother Xander and two best friends, Lilah and Oliver, who were also brother and sister. To this day, no one remembers who actually came up with it, but it is undeniable that everyone had immediately jumped on board. We plotted the details, writing them down in a notebook so we wouldn't forget a thing. We were going...
I hated track practice. Even though my main event was the mile, which was technically considered "long distance" for track, I still had to complete the sprint workouts each day after school. I hated sprinting. Today's torture was eight 200m repeats with thirty seconds of rest in between. We went in groups. At first I had been honored to be running in the fastest group with the upperclassmen, but n...
The day I had wished would hurry up and end
Is now behind me.
And the day I've longed for has finally arrived.
Yet instead of anticipation and excitement
A feeling of disappointment comes over me.
Because in the blink of an eye
It will be over
Maybe I should have appreciated the days leading up to this.
Seen them as opportunities instead of speed bumps.
All I wanted was to enjoy this time,
Yet n...