tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9687122240296482022024-03-13T12:05:38.806-07:00Nick's Creative Writing BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095091190332279137noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968712224029648202.post-16371013507303454532015-06-21T17:46:00.001-07:002015-06-21T17:47:43.043-07:00One Act Play<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095091190332279137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968712224029648202.post-10996063868634599682015-06-10T18:52:00.003-07:002015-06-10T18:52:35.505-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I don’t think this is the right way” I thought.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It wasn’t until the birds stopped squawking, and the leaves stopped rattling, that I realized how truly alone I was. It was peaceful in an eerie sense. I was completely alone, away from everyday troubles, but this isolation presented new troubles. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The sound was what hit me first. The slow trickling of water. Next was the smell of plants, different from the aroma that had been surrounding me this whole time. The trees started to thin out and I could see the bright clouds at the end. I walked through the treeline and saw the sparkling stream I had seen so long ago. About a hundred yards away was the spot I had parked my car.</span></span></div>
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Pain. Horrible at its core, yet the cause of so much beauty. What is peace without war? What is freedom without oppression? Joy without suffering? In life, everything is on a spectrum. You can not notice the good in something without first experiencing the bad. You wouldn't be able to be happy without suffering at one point. In order to appreciate one end of the spectrum, you must understand the other. If good is all you have ever known, then it will get boring, old, lose its value. Likewise, if you have only lived through pain and suffering it will have desensitized you to the cruelty you are facing. Although inherently negative, pain is the bringer of joy. It can bring appreciation, and optimism, or it can lead to monotony and pessimism. It is a necessity of life, because without suffering there is no living, there is only surviving.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095091190332279137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968712224029648202.post-54196600978573021342015-05-21T05:36:00.003-07:002015-05-21T05:36:40.838-07:00Palpable Irony<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I glanced over at him from the front of my car and sure enough he was just sitting there reading. I got out of my car and went to the trunk to get my work bag, which contained my laptop, as well as the report I needed to finish by tomorrow. When I closed the trunk, I glanced towards the streetlight and he was gone. I looked around but there was no trace of him. I looked back at the spot where he was sitting, and noticed the newspaper. It was sitting in the same spot, under the streetlight. I went over and picked it up, hoping to get a clue as to why he had been following me all day, or as to who he was.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I first noticed the date. In large letters at the top of the page were not today’s date, but instead was a week from today. I flipped through the pages, and it seemed just like a normal paper, nothing out of the ordinary, besides the date. Then I got to the last page. There was a big picture of my building. The caption read </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Apartment Fire: 12 found dead</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The page ended with the words “</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get out while you still can.”</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My stomach sank as the shrill, ear piercing wailing filled my apartment. I ran to the door. My trembling fingers pulled the chain to unlock the door. My hands burned as I grabbed the blistering handle. I twisted and opened the door to a wall of fire, preceded by a wave of heat. I coughed as the smoke filled my lungs. I slammed the door, hoping that it would delay the flames from spreading.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I ran to the window, and tried to unlock the barred lock that covered them. It was stuck. I shook it as hard as I could, hoping to jar it open. After what seemed like forever I gave up and accepted defeat. I went to the middle of my apartment. The first number I dialed was 911, I told the operator. about the fire, and told them to hurry. I then called up my parents, and told them what was happening. I said my goodbyes, hung up the phone, and just sat in silence, waiting.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">just a minnow dancing</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095091190332279137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968712224029648202.post-7851332780568383852015-04-28T17:19:00.004-07:002015-04-28T17:24:01.589-07:00Poetry<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Lights illuminating green below</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Constructing dreams</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Reserved for one</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Open to all</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Stagnant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Empty</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Spenserian sonnet</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">A The light shines, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The water reflects the trees</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">A nearby picknicker dines</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The air covered in butterflies and bees</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Footsteps approach but nothing flees</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The animals sit without fear</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">And the bodies freeze</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">A boy whispers “look at the deer”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The animal seemingly unaware of the boys leer</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">calmly wanders away</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The only thing still visible is its rear</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The animals around scatter, the people are here to stay</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Free Verse</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">a minnow dancing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">snap</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">it goes dark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">click</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">its pulled backwards</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">splash</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">it has made contact with the fresh air</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">freedom</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">it is sent through the air</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">splash</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">just a minnow dancing</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095091190332279137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968712224029648202.post-77396892191163016102015-04-07T17:41:00.002-07:002015-04-07T17:41:46.976-07:00Different tones<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The decrepit trees drooped over, with a saddening sag. There was a lake, too cold to enter, and dark, almost forbidding. The algae growing on the top made me want to stay away nevertheless. A breeze rushed in between the trees, like the water it was also chilling. The cyprus trees were not tightly packed, but still left an uneasy feeling, as if they were ensnaring the beach, trapping those who made the trek to catch a glimpse of the lake. It left me with a feeling of uneasiness, knowing that if something happened I would be alone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">It was serene, a lake in the middle of the forest. Surrounding the shimmering water were the cyprus trees, that had been there for generations, able to witness all that had taken place by the waterfront. There was wildlife all around, almost unafraid of the human who had appeared in their habitat. The lake was a long journey from the road, but it was soothing, being away from everything happening in my life. There was a gentle breeze, very soothing. When I was there, I felt isolated from everything around me. All the problems and worrying was gone.</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095091190332279137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968712224029648202.post-37010567694337126422015-03-30T17:31:00.002-07:002015-04-06T06:50:26.833-07:00Distillation<span style="color: white;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b6cd5b75-6d3d-b81f-c8c4-0d0bb0d3f697"></span><br /></span>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Displaying contempt towards those he characterizes as “intellectual”, in the excerpt, the narrator makes use of diction, a condescending point of view, and exaggerated personification to display his animosity towards the “gentlefolks” that he writes about. Through the use of words such as “nasty” “miserable” and “spoil”, the narrator patronizes scholarly people, in addition to calling their work useless. The author plan on writing this passage is to convey the message that people who do work intellectually are despicable, and that it is more honorable to work for money with labor. This passage displays the narrators ill-feelings towards “gentlefolks” and may shadow some conflicts that have happened in the past.</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095091190332279137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968712224029648202.post-28709008224833073472015-03-26T07:09:00.000-07:002015-03-26T07:13:15.319-07:00Tone Letter<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Action Bronson</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This letter is regarding your most recent album </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mr. Wonderful. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> After releasing three songs which would appear on the album, those being </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Terry, Actin’ Crazy, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Baby Blue, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was looking forward to the release after predicting that it would very high quality.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the day it leaked, I hit the internet, intent on listening to the masterpiece that would be </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mr. Wonderful. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I found a reliable source for the album, and pressed play.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thug Love story - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pretty bad but it doesn’t seem serious, I can’t base the whole album off one song</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095091190332279137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968712224029648202.post-83864440634237768602015-03-26T07:02:00.001-07:002015-03-26T07:02:12.792-07:00200 word sentence<div class="MsoNormal">
After
months of waiting, first through the fall, the red, yellow and orange leaves
covering the ground, through the winter with the powdery wet white flakes
falling from the sky and engulfing the ground, piling up, amounting to many
feet of it, it finally arrives; the spring time is the time when the snow
starts to melt, the temperature gets warmer, but most importantly spring sports
begin, one of these being lacrosse; the beginning of the season starts with
snow still covering the fields, making it impossible to utilize the grass, but
instead leaving all of the spring athletes to remain inside to practice; although
using the gym is better than nothing, it is not even close to being as
desirable to playing out of the turf or grass fields that come with the snow
melting, but it does have benefits like the fact that conditioning will be
substantially easier, and that we will not have to deal with the harsh wind, or
the pouring rain that drenches everyone and leaves soaking wet clothing; as soon
as the snow begins to melt, with the snow still covering the ground we can move
outside to the hard pavement that makes up the parking lot, but it does not
bring the same joy as the fields.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095091190332279137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968712224029648202.post-36111669653718287092015-02-26T06:09:00.000-08:002015-02-26T06:09:00.330-08:00The Plot Sickens: Free-write & Reflection.<br /><br /> It was Christmas Eve. Fog stuck to the tarmac at Lindbergh Field. Inside San Diego International Airport a high pitched beep sounded, signaling the use of the intercom. “Due to the poor visibility, the air traffic control had decided to delay flight 654 from San Diego to London”.<br /><br /> At this announcement, the waiting room erupted into a rumble of groans. The once silent families, deeply immersed in their own lives, had seemingly awoken into a burst of discussion and indecipherable noises. One woman had completely forgotten about entertaining the young boy accompanying her, and quickly turned to her husband and becoming consumed in a rapid and intense conversation. On the opposite side of the room, A middle aged man, dressed in a charcoal grey suit, was engaged in a thundering argument with an attendant working at the airport. Towards the middle of the room, a man, wearing a San Diego state t-shirt and cargo shorts, was having a heated conversation with the cell phone pressed tightly to his cheek.<br /><br /> Across the airport in an air-conditioned office a man sat on a beat up chair barely supporting his weight. He was observing the whole situation over the grainy television set placed on his desk.. His radio began to emit the crinkly sound of static, followed by a deep voice. He gathered his radio, gun, and San Diego Airport badge, strolled to the other side of his meager office, turned the metallic door handle and strolled down one of the long hallways of San Diego International Airport.<div>
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<br /><br /> The article <i>The Plot Sickens</i>, written by Fanny Howe, discusses the flaws pertaining to the writing styles of young authors. The article states that “All the others concluded with extraordinary violence.” referring to the fifteen out of twenty stories that did not include a happy ending after being assigned to the 100 college students taking the course <i>The Craft of Fiction</i>. I can confidently say that the outcome of my free-write neither substantiates nor deviates from the author’s claim while at the same time does both. <i>The Plot Sickens</i> describes how in students responses to the free write “terrible things would happen to their protagonist” and this is one area in which my story differs. Although my incorporates an amount of verbal violence, these do not happen to the protagonist since the main character is simply another point of view used to narrate the story. One way that my story relates to the “flaws of young writers” which are stated by Fanny Howe, is the lack of a happy ending. There is no problem being solved. There is no problem for the protagonist to conquer. It is just a story. I’m not saying that there are no conflicts in my story, but they do not affect the well being of my main character. They may have as the plot progresses, but as of right now, the narrator is simply there to tell a story.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095091190332279137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968712224029648202.post-29160687338575065492015-02-24T09:39:00.004-08:002015-02-24T09:39:54.871-08:00Open Ended Prompt It was Christmas Eve. Fog stuck to the tarmac at Lindbergh Field. Inside San Diego International Airport a high pitched beep sounded, signaling the use of the intercom. “Due to the poor visibility, the air traffic control had decided to delay flight 654 from San Diego to London”.<br />At this announcement, the waiting room erupted into a rumble of groans mixed. The once silent families, immersed in their own lives, had seemingly awoken in a burst of discussion and indecipherable noises. One woman had completely forgotten about entertaining the young boy accompanying her, and quickly turned to her husband and became quickly consumed in a fast-spoken and intense conversation. On the opposite side of the room, A middle aged man, dressed in a charcoal grey suit, was engaged in a thundering argument with an attendant working at the airport. The apologetic, powerless employee was doing a poor job at deflecting the insults slung his was by the man in the suit, and was displayed by his wavering voice and the timid expression that was frozen on his face.<br /><br /><br /> “It’s amazing how quickly the demeanor of so many people can change so rapidly over just a few words” John said as he watched the grainy feed over his small television set placed on his desk. His radio began to emit the crinkly sound of static, followed by a deep voice. John gathered his radio, gun, and San Diego Airport badge, strolled to the other side of his meager office, opened the beat up door and strolled down one of the long hallways of San Diego International Airport.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095091190332279137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968712224029648202.post-78823189302727211402015-02-24T08:45:00.000-08:002015-02-24T08:45:22.103-08:00Self Deprecation <br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> When two people meet for the first time, they form a preconceived judgement of one another from the impression they are left with after the first couple seconds of dialogue, and often generalize that person based on the traits they perceive the other to have. The first impression is often formed from the others appearance physically, and by the confidence emanating off of them. With this knowledge I can only assume that I haven't left many great first impressions. The first thing that people will detect about me is how I am generally very shy at first. I generally will not initiate a conversation with someone that I am unfamiliar with and definitely do not ooze any confidence. I would rather sit in silence, than try to start up some small talk with people who I do not feel confident talking too. Even if a conversation is miraculously established, the task of getting more than a couple words to escape out of my mouth begins, and is just as troublesome.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /> On the other end of the spectrum, given a comfortable environment, and moment of silence, the words seem to erupt from my mouth, spewing everywhere. Its as if the words and phrases were dammed up inside of my vocal cords and finally break through, eager to escape. Requests quickly change from “speak up” to “quiet down”, begging that I “participate more” to pleading with me to “stop conversing”, or to at least tone down my voice to a reasonable murmur. It’s remarkable how quickly I can transform from the quiet kid sitting in the back of the room, to the main source of noise in the room. Synonymously to an oxymoron, my name contradicts itself, implying both silence and commotion. It is difficult to determine the lesser of two evils. You can have an awkward silence, lacking any communication, or you can have the eardrum shattering words spilling out steadily, and seemingly never ending. But I’ll leave that decision up to my peers. The same people who are burdened with sitting in a room with me for an hour and a half at a time.</span></div>
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