The world, before, was a dark, dark place. There was only an orange tree growing all alone in the earth where it was planted, nobody knows why it’s there, or how it got there. The skies and the seas nurtured the sapling for years and years. The tree bloomed before the world knew about life, it stood in its place so tall, no one knew where it ended. It bore gifts for the creatures who would live th...

The orange tree was in full blossom and the sun began to rise on the horizon. As the soft amber glow spilled its paintbox of colours over the rolling green countryside, I stood there, silently weeping.

The beautiful landscape blurred as my eyes burned. Leaning against the slender tree trunk, I merely choked up, shaking uncontrollably, thanking the heavens that nobody was around to see my breakdow...

The orange tree was in full blossom and the sun began to rise on the horizon. I looked at him and smiled “we’ve been out here all night you know.” He just laughed and pulled me closer. “Calm down. Isn’t this what you wanted?” I looked him in the eyes and blushed. He was right, it was what I wanted.

I never imagined myself having kids that young but I also never imagined doing it without ...

The orange tree was in full blossom and the sun began to rise on the horizon, but he couldn’t see it. The tree, the last thing he saw as he rode away in the back of the cruiser, was on his mind. The last time he saw the tree it burst with shades of green as if to show the world it was time for summer. It was late spring of ‘03. A dog laid on the porch adjacent from his house. Kids played basketbal...

The orange tree was in full blossom and the sun began to rise on the horizon. With the sun rising in front of me, tears streamed down my face as I thought about the memories that had occurred in the last twenty-four hours of my life. My mom and sister were dead. The fight with my dad had saved my life.

I haven’t always had a hard life, I wouldn’t even describe the recent events as hard. More s...