Essay

  • Agitating

    Agitate! Agitate! Ought to be the motto of every reformer. Agitation is the opposite of stagnation – the one is life, the other death.
    - Ernestine Rose
  • Making

    You can’t use up creativity, the more you use, the more you have.
    - Maya Angelou

    Creativity is intelligence having fun.
    - Albert Einstein

    It always seems impossible until it’s done.
    - Nelson Mandela
  • Panicking

    We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic.
    - Cullen Hightower

    Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.
  • Essay

    By Geri

    My mind: an internal predicament

    I sometimes wish I could turn off my brain. Everything I hear, do, or say has to be turned into semantics for my own imagination. I am never out of control, only trying to live in the moment.
  • "Kick The Can"

    Water would always run down the sides of my mouth after hastily drinking a cold cup of water, exhausted from all the running. We would always makes sure no nieghbors door was missed, in excitement they would join us for a game of kick the can.
  • The Cows At The Barn

    When I was younger I remember going to my grandparents and being brought to the barn. That is where all of the cows were of course. With the cows my grandfather had always put us on them and let us ride them.
  • Summer Days


    Since school is out during the summer there are many different possibilities of activities to fill your days with. There is spending time with friends, going swimming and camping. Those are common things to do during the summer.
  • Try—

    I have forgotten just how difficult it is to leave someone. It really tears you apart, I think, and will stick with you for such a long time. A boy I know, who I did—and still do—consider my first boyfriend, broke my heart. Repeatedly.

  • Lottery

    Thomas Reed doesnt think very highly of himself, in fact if you asked him about his personality, or his favorite things to do, his life is so bleak he couldn't even respond with a proper answer.
  • Hay time

    “How does the weather look for this week?” I ask my dad early Tuesday morning.

    “Sunny and beautiful,” he replies.

    In other words, that means perfect weather for haying.

    “What are you going to mow?” my mom asks.