The doctor took one look at the x-ray, turned the nurse, and ordered, “Get me Dr. Sheldon. Tell him it’s urgent.”

The nurse hurried out the door, leaving the doctor and the patient alone.

“Wha - wha - what’s going on? Who who who’s Dr. Sheldon? What’s the matter? Why is it urgent?” The man had come in with back pain. The patient looked at the black and white photograph clipped to the clipboard w...

He sat listening to his advisors debate. The king was bored with the talking. He became king by taking action, not blabbering.

“Enough!” The king shouted. The table fell silent.

“If it is true what Sir Attia says,” the king began.

“You can rest assure it is true, my lord,” interrupted the man in the light green robe. His bushy hair and long beard black beard were both peppered with grey. “I sw...

He moved with the music. Not your regular "I want to dance to the beat" movement. Tom became an active participant in the song.

And not your regular pop/dance songs, either.

Tom would shake the whole car while listening to classical music. He became the conductor - and an animated conductor at that - making sure that section hit the beat or the other section of the orchestra played with passion.

...

Blood is not the real goal.

Oxygen to organs is why it pumps.

The blood just carries the O-2

To the destination where it dumps

Life giving nutrients and grabs

Carbon dioxide to bring back.

The heart is a carrier system

And brings your body things it lacks.

Nothing special. Nothing cute.

Pumping blood every day

Awake or asleep, it doesn’t care

This is just your heart’s way.

...

The hull was dark and damp. Rays of light fought to get through the cracks between planks of wood. The captive was not at all concerned. A group of sailors came and grabbed him, dragging him up a steep set of stairs. He attempted to walk, but the shackles made it difficult. The sun was disorienting, but simultaneously appreciated. The hull was cold. The sun warmed him. The hull smelled of clams an...

The headmistress scowled at the student sitting in her office. This had been the third time this month she had been sent to the principal, and always for similar reasons.

This time it was because the science teacher had had enough of the incessant questions. A week ago the English teacher had ended up contradicting herself while debating with the student. A week before that the math teacher was u...

I understand the appeal. Really, I do.

Every kid has an astronaut phase. I was no different

Every person has some favorite sci-fi movie about space aliens. Personally, I enjoyed Star Wars. Well, Return of the Jedi specifically. I know people say that is the worst of the original trilogy but I don’t care. I thought the Ewoks were cool, even though I think it would have made sense if Chewbacca was...

Sixteen-ounce drip coffee, splash of cream, no sugar, blueberry scone, two chairs away from the window, back to the wall.

That was Tim. Some might call it boring or predictable. Tim felt it was comforting.

It would happen every so often someone else would sit in the second chair from the window. Tim did not make a fuss. He simple found another chair with his back to the wall. San Clemente is a...

The lettuce was green

The bacon was crispy

The bun was fluffy

It had melting Swiss cheese

The commercial was enticing

Aired right at lunch time

That burger was more delicious

Than this sandwich of mine

The bag handed through the window

The fries smelled filled my car

But the burger in my hand

Was different than the one that I saw

This one was greasy,

Flat, and floppy

The ad looked so sexy

This...

I love performing. I am at peace with myself and feel at one with the world. The orchestra, the costume, the audience, my movements…all slide into perfect harmony when I am on stage. Everything just makes sense. I do not worry about school, or parents, or boys, or my phone, or the news. I am alive and present for every beat of the music, every sway of my body. Nothing else matters. It’s as if the ...