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Tag Archives: teen
Reflections of an Irish Car Bombing- Part III: Friday Sept. 18th 2015
In the dizzy year since getting my license, I was surprised to realize that you can learn the most about a person, anyone, while watching them ride in a car. The slightest rapping of fingertips on the dash, a yawn, … Continue reading
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Reflections of an Irish Car Bombing- Part II: Friday Sept. 18th 2015
It was the tallest of the three, Joseph Neff, who called it an “Irish Car Bomb.” He, followed by Benny Rootling and Gordon Flanks, burst into First Lunch, giggling. Mrs. Matter shushed them as they took their table near the … Continue reading
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Reflections of an Irish Car Bombing- Part I: Friday, Sept. 18th 2015
Barker Auto isn’t one of the better car dealerships in Greenville. In fact, like the Waffle House on Front Street responsible for last year’s E.coli outbreak, it has a reputation. After several complaints to the Better Business Bureau and a … Continue reading
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Stars- Part II: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
“Do you think you’ll stick with it for the year?” I ask tentatively, looking down at Pen’s scuffed boots. The question is a tossup, a fifty-cent piece with handsome J. Kennedy pressed on one side, and the bald eagle stamped … Continue reading
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Mississippi Gulf Coast: Grace does the Beach, Summer 2017:)
“Easy reading is damned hard writing.”– Nathanial Hawthorn Photography is perhaps the easiest of the arts to take in. With a glace we get the “warm fuzzies” from an image of a gentle embrace, a wallpaper of sunflowers in spring, a snapshot of a rainbow. … Continue reading
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Stars- Part I: Wednesday, Sept. 16th 2015
“God, they’re terrible!” Maxwell grunts, wiping sweat from his forehead. He looks disgusted, tired, as if he’d been adrift in the South Pacific for a month and is contemplating eating his toes. “They make me want to f****** kill myself. … Continue reading
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Tagged diary, friends, friendship, gay, High School, highschool, homosexual, Journal, LGBT, Personal, teen, teenager
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Fath-er: Sunday, Sept. 6th 2015.
fath-er NOUN A man in relation to his natural child or children. Synonyms: dad, daddy, pop, pa, dada… Still coated with clear antibiotic cream, Dad’s tattoo wraps around his left bicep-a westernized, bastardized version of Maori tribal. Its lines are … Continue reading
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Tagged anorexia, art, diary, eating disorder, family, friends, Journal, Personal, relationships, teen, teenager, writing
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Moth-er, Mother, MoTHER: Friday September 4th, 2015
moth-er NOUN a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth. synonyms: female parent, materfamilias, matriarch, mom, mommy, ma, mama. vulgar slang NORTH AMERICA: short for motherf***** “I love your house Mrs. Nolan, the … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, art, depression, diary, disfunctional, family, High School, insanity, Journal, Personal, relationships, teen, teenager, YA
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Mornings with Freud: Thursday August 27th, 2015.
“Do you see that?” Mrs. Jane asks. She’s eyeing a couple of ninth graders near the snack machines, an above it all pair indifferent to the swarm of kids around them. “Watch the way she tilts her head to the right, leans in a little too close, laughs … Continue reading
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A Place for Us All: Saturday August 15th, 2015
“The pipe is fine.” Oliver says, exasperated, handing Sunny the stack of instructions, “It’s schedule 40. That’s what the directions call for. Nobody is going to die, especially if we just use hairspray and we are.” He doesn’t look up as he … Continue reading
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Tagged diary, divorce, dysfunctional, family, love, Personal, teen, teenager
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American Dysfunctionality 