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If I were in a movie, the man’s hand in which I hold would not be seen as a spectacle. If I were in the movie of my mind, the yellow tint of my skin, the slant of my eyes,… Continue Reading →
The final Street Snippet for the 2020-2021 school year was heard by Aurora as she walked around Lincoln Center on 66th Street and Broadway. This is the cultural center of New York City, with Lincoln Center, Juilliard, LaGuardia High School… Continue Reading →
“You did that for her?” Dave took a long blink. “Yeah!” “One moment Alex.” Dave slowly moved the phone from his ear and pulled it in front of his face. While staring dumbfounded at it, he could hear the faint… Continue Reading →
“You did that for her?” You look up at the trees overhead, big leafy London plane trees. “Widely considered to be the world’s most reliable city tree”, at least by some know-it-all you met at a party thrown by a… Continue Reading →
“You did that for her? Do you know we can’t afford that dress? We’re gonna be overdrawn for years doing this.” “Honey we only get one wedding for our daughter.” “I know but a $4000 dress just isn’t reasonable we… Continue Reading →
July 4, 2019 Journal Entry #8 You did that for her? Well of course I would. She’s my best friend! We were at a Fourth of July party and all swimming and were about to eat some amazing burgers and… Continue Reading →
“You did that for her?” “Well yeah! Y’know, she’s a new girl, so I felt kinda bad for her.” “Yeah… but… she’s so weird, so quiet…” “Snrk– yeah, well you should see her when she’s with her boyfriend…” The voices… Continue Reading →
You did that for her?Her words, soft and sweet, play in my mind,constantly on rewind.Oh she is just too forgiving ofmy fatal flaws,that like my lies,stack up just like hay straws. Even though everything was such a blur,I reluctantly go… Continue Reading →
“You did that for her?” “I’m sorry Amelia, I know, I messed up.” “No, you did a little more than ‘mess up!’ You went behind my back, threw everything we’ve ever done straight into the trash, and disregarded me entirely!… Continue Reading →
“You did that for her?” “Yes, and I would do it again!” I turn to the audience. “And I would do it again for her!” The curtain falls. “They loved you tonight!” “Thank you, but without you there wouldn’t have… Continue Reading →
When you hear a comment on the streets of New York City, sometimes you want to turn around and follow whoever said it just to see if you can figure out more of the story. This month, “You did that… Continue Reading →
“My dad is going to ground me for life!”, he said, finally landing his knees on the asphalt. Any sound he could’ve been making was completely drowned by metallic engines whirring behind him, and wheels picking up rubble. “This isn’t… Continue Reading →
Group Chat: Ainsley Harrt, Madison Levy, Brooke McElick, Riley Scott Today 3:17 PM Brooke: My dad is going to ground me for life!!!!! Ainsley: OMG WHY?!!!!!!!! Madison: What did you do?!!! Brooke: Ok but you guys have to promise not… Continue Reading →
“My dad is going to ground me for life!” I exclaim. I sit on the couch in my living room, tucked underneath a soft beige blanket. My legs are furiously shaking up and down as if I drank two shots… Continue Reading →
“My dad is going to ground me for life!” “That is the least of our problems right now! How are we even going to get home?” “I don’t know. I don’t even know where we are! Is it the desert?”… Continue Reading →
Wensday, Febuary 18 2018Around 11:15 in the morning My dad is going to ground me for life! I don’t know what to do! I think I need to start from the begining. Oh god, please don’t be mad. To start… Continue Reading →
My dad is going to ground me for life! I looked down at the two “F’s” on my report card. How am I going to hide this? I need his signature. I guess I could forge his signature? No that… Continue Reading →
My dad is going to ground me for life! As I sat there screaming and talking into my pillow, realizing that he was definitely going to find out one way or another. Sitting there in my bed, contemplating the dumb… Continue Reading →
It’s was the day before a big snow day in New York City. As I was crossing the street, Greenwich at Warren in Tribeca, I heard it and I knew immediately it would be this month’s Street Snippet. “My dad… Continue Reading →
I sat beneath the Storytelling Tree as the rigid bark read out who had been here prior to me First it was me, a five foot three, little brown girl that had a blue bandaid on my knee Before me… Continue Reading →