I prayed this was one of my smaller mistakes. Today I was leaving for Asia for my new job. I was going for a year. Maybe less if everything goes well. Behind, I am leaving my wife, my two kids, and my dog. I never thought I would be able to live without these people.

My wife was furious that I was leaving. She said that I was leaving our family behind. And I knew this. I felt horrible and hone...

My grandma showed me the wishing tree when I was six. I was old enough not the waste a wish. At that time I wished for something stupid like a new toy. Now I had something bigger to wish for. I was now 14, starting high school. I was going to wish for a friend. I hadn’t had a friend in years, and I really wanted one. I hadn’t heard people talk about have parties and hanging out with their friends....

Riding on paper boats

Sailing across the river

connecting the land

the scent of lemons overcomes me

the lemon trees are blooming

filling the air with their scent

I can tell the passenger behind me is crying

the scene is just too beautiful

but also fear inducing

perhaps he is afraid of water

or afraid of lemons...

I am finally leaving

As I walk to my seat

I see the faces of everyone I have known for the past 4 years

After this

I never have to see them again

They slowly transition to the next stage

Walking across the stage

flipping their tassel

I am next

I am finally leaving...

It was last period. My teacher was going on about math and what not. It was her fifth time screeming at us. She was yelling at the boys who was poking fun at her. They were standing on tables and throwing things. It was horrible. Normally when it got this bad she would just sit at her desk and say that she’s quit. Not this time. She started throwing things back. But these things were really heavy ...

The lights look like fireflies

They shine hello

You can see then from miles away

Shining for all

welcoming all

creating comfort

Your not alone...

I was on the last stage. I had already made it through the other 20 stages. I was almost there. The prize was $10,000,00. I had already eliminated the other 95 people. There were only 5 left. Above us the TV showed the dead people in bright red. It was terrifying to see. Soon the red people went away, and was replaced by an announcer. The announcer was dressed in all black and had a face mask on. ...

The tables were all set with massive plates on their surface. The chairs were set with big name plates that indicated who had to sit there. There was a huge banner that said “The 82nd Annual Pie Eatting Contest!” I found the name plate that had my name on it. I sat down it the wicker chair and waited for the timer to start. I tried to do my stretches so that I would have more time to eat. I had be...

I was heading anywhere. Anywhere I could get to. The police were right on my tail. I was dodging cars trying to get closer to the highway. Once I was on the highway I would be able to lose them faster. Once I almost hit a biker and a child, I finally reached the highway. As I drove up the ramp, I saw it. It was rush hour traffic. There was no way I could dodge the solid wall of cars. I started pus...

My partner and I were walking around this creepy old house. This house is one of the most famous haunted houses in the city. This house went on sale decades ago, but could never sell because of how haunted it was. If there was any house I was scared to inspect, it would be this house.

The inspection started like normal. We check the foyer and saw almost nothing. We entered the living room and ...