Once mama was hung, father made me wear a mask for fear of another hanging. Even with the mask it is dangerous and I do not dare go out on a regular basis for fear of a stray rock flying in my direction along with a shout of “beastly skiala leave us! As I open the door a blast of freezing air hits me and I can feel my frozen breath coming back at me in the mask. It's dead winter, as well as tax co...

How to start? Her face is the main thing I remember and her hands are the soft hands that reached down to scoop me up when I would cry mama mama when my brother pinched me. Now those hands are gone and brother still pinches me. All day I've been wandering around our cottage if you could even call it that. The anniversary of mama's death 5 years ago father is bed ridden and brother took the day off...

I can hardly remember the faces, all the faces they swim in my head carving cruel circles in my mind. Backstabbers are worse than enemies, they say echoing my thoughts, speaking of themselves in hateful tones, taking away the only thing they couldn't take. And this forest is taking my sanity in turn. 

“Consorter” I whisper to the oaks as I bury my makeshift axe in a rather large one. (a sharpened ...

Dear journal,

Day one was just as much of a disaster as orientation apparently the janitors are more mature and controlled than the cops 

I'm just trying to keep a low profile 

But its not working

When your parents are politicians your the one people vent to with ALL their problems

One kid stubbed his toe and asked me to ask my dad to pad the entire ship!

Another boy asked if I could help his peti...

Dear journal,

Oh how I hate camp

My parents sent me to a sleep away camp

They said I would be a good way to experience what kids did long ago

I hated it no tec for 8 weeks not even a diora (voice activated planner)

So when they said camp I dreaded initiation even more

But today it is here they are going to collect my belongings for screening soon I barely had time to write thi…….

...

Dear jornal 

I hate space food 

I hate not knowing what direction you are and how to use the bathroom

I hate what they are doing to 18 year olds

I just got my family back 

Were supposed to learn how to do the jobs on the ship

I know for a fact know that only 30% of the instructors have been on this ship before

Apparently I'm in the group training to be ¨space cops¨

At least I didn't get janitor

Si...

Dear journal

1008 people at the funeral 

There should have been 3036

If there where 3036 people there there would be no funeral

And if the world hadn't turned upside down 

I would be home

Now there is no world to turn upside down

Because of Chiron

The comet named for a protector and teacher in greek mythology

Now it is dust in a crater that destroyed North America and covered the world in smoke an...

Dear journal,

The adults are taking shifts watching us sleep 

Think well steal rations or sneak to the garden

It's their fault for depriving us of food

1 meal a day 

They sneak food out as well

At least we’re safe 

5 days until my birthday 

6 days 

I would have been on the bus to the bomb shelter with some of the other legal adults

But I’m 17 and safe

17 and already past the Kyper belt

17 and shar...

“Every year people all over the world gather for a chance to try and catch one of these elusive beasts. Hunters, explorers, seekers of glory all gather off the coast of Antarctica in hope of victory but for some just survival would be optimal…” As the news anchor finished speaking and the scene on the big TV, which all the competitors were watching, switched to a view of them, the meaning of the c...

How to be a friend simple, don’t...