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Going Under
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The Writers Notebook
I can clearly remember my very first writing notebook. When I was in fourth grade, at the age of nine years old, my class teacher decided to require that every morning for first period, we would all have a 45-minute freewriting session in our notebooks. At the time, my notebook was simply a classic ruled composition book; the standard Mead black cardboard cover with white blotches and specks all over it. Back in those days, the neon highlighters were now just being released for sale in stores to the general public. I can still remember wasting an entire first period coloring in all the white blotches with a highlighter to…
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Bliss
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My Insatiable Knowledge Quest
I have often said that my education has somehow interfered with my learning. This statement may be perceived, in some regards, as criticism of the modern educational system, but as for my personal experience, it deserves a much more through and detailed explanation. Growing up, my parents did their best to send me to what they considered to be the finer schools, and to them, the most important things in life were success and achievement. And since a very early age, I was conditioned to strive for success, specifically through academic pursuits, and to continue to learn as much as possible, regardless of my age or educational achievements. I was…
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Abandoned House On Fire
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When I Was 16; A Retrospect.
In life, one must dream many dreams, because not all of one’s dreams come true, despite our best efforts. Thomas Slatin One of the greatest pieces of advice I impart to young people is that as we grow older, our outlook on life changes. We see life in a different way, partially due to our own personal psychological and intellectual development, as well as a direct result of what we have experienced through our life in general. I wish someone had told me when I was 16 that life was not what it appears to be when you’re young. When we’re young, we plan out our entire lives to picture-perfect…
