Mistakes Forgotten (CW 3 # 8)

This is all I can do in 20 minutes after a night spent playing Aion instead of sleeping and a day of classes.

1^st

The friendly boy next door tried to kiss me behind the broken screen door, there was glass scattered on the floor. 

He offered me hugs, I bestowed upon him bruises.

He presented me flowers, I imparted upon him with my fist.

He showed me his tears, I showed him his blood.

2^nd

I saw my stupid neighbor trying to kiss my best friend behind the broken screen door, there was broken glass on the floor.

She tugged on his shirt, he pulled away.

She pushed flowers into his hand; he threw them to the ground.

She made him cry when she made him bleed.

3^rd

The mother knows that her daughter has gone off with the neighbor’s son again.

She looks for them in her garden and finds them behind the broken screen door; colored glass is on the floor.

The boy’s best friend is standing there, watching them, unmoving.

The mother stomps forward but stops at the sight of blood.

Grass (Creative Writing 2) #2 I think.

An entire piece written about grass....I know.

In a budding neighborhood named Taberna, pronounced Tab-ber-nay to the more educated, are patches of grass. Small patches, large patches, artificial patches, nature-grown patches. For every house purchased, the buyer is given a complimentary patch…of grass. This patch can be the front yard or the back yard but never both; get one free, buy the other. Once owned, the grass is to be kept in the most excellent of conditions, which means, come hell or high-water, (literally-flood or fire) an owner must ensure that his grass patch does not fall below the standards set by the neighborhood. Even if the “common area” that is sitting next to the resident’s home appears to be taken out of a Children of the Corn movie, sans the corn.


Therefore, in keeping with the grass commandment, every front yard or back yard is perfect. Evergreen in its color and identical in cut, the grass is kept maintained. Either from the many hours of labor in the scorching Greenville heat of North Carolina by the owner or by someone the owner pays who may be smart enough to wait until evening but will become a fruit basket for the hungry mosquitoes.

Now, imagine the surprise on an owner’s face when they step outside on an early Saturday morning to inspect their grassy yard of pure grassy brilliance and all they can see is a brown log ranging from 10 to 15 inches in length, left as a present, sitting in the middle of their lawn for the entire world to see.
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My brain is shrinking.

Willing?

Creative Writing Post 1: #1
List topic: Giving aid to friend in need/advice

             Winter came in with a vengeance, confining the previously ecstatic youth to their heated houses. Cold winds carried a type of chill that made the recipients of the blast angry; even the grass blanched at the sky in sickened shock. One young female teenager boldly disregarded the Winter’s best efforts to strike her down. With sweat on her brow, she walked, barefoot with determination, to the house of her oldest friend.

             The insistent ringing of the door bell brought the older friend to the door, disbelief and annoyance imbedded in the blurred eyes of her face. It was 6:45 and she had just gotten to sleep at 6:00, her glasses were still clutched in her hand.

             The one inside looked at the one outside. The question of why she was there came to the mind first but after an inspection of the other’s state, another inquiry pushed the first aside. The girl stood before her with bloodshot eyes, red nose, bare feet, rumpled clothes that were dirtied in some spots, and sweating.

             “Boyfriend problems-again?”

             “He came over yesterday.”

             “I thought you told me you broke up? Honey, how many times are you going to take him back? What lies did he feed you this time?”

             “It’s not what you think, will you listen to me and stop talkin-”

             “Like I listened to you all the other times? 5 months of hearing about him, every time we talk and this was after you broke up. He cheated, you took him back. He crashed with you in the car; he almost killed you because he was drunk, you took him back. He gave you drugs, he threw you dow-“

             “I was there! It happened to me, I know! But it’s different this time. Please, I just need your advice-no, I need your help.”

             The younger one stepped forward, took the glasses from the other’s hand and placed them on her face. The one inside looked at the one outside. The question of what was needed came to mind first but after another, clearer inspection of the other’s state, no further inquiry could be formed. Bloodshot and bruised eyes released tears that clung to the sides of a broken, reddened nose. Rumpled, ripped clothes darkened by a deep red splotches and sweat.

             “I need you to get a shovel, disinfectant, maybe an old pair of shoes and a trash bag. Meet me in my car-don’t tell your husband.”

How to annoy your parents.

Some are funny, some are lame. I thought I should post something but I didn't know what. I guess this will have to do for now.

1. Follow them around the house everywhere...

2. Moo when they say your name...

3. Run into walls...

4. Say that wearing clothes is against your religion...

5. Stand over them at four in the morning with a huge grin on your face and say, good

morning sunshine...

6. Pluck someone＇s hair out and yell, "DNA"...

7. Wear a sticker that says, "I＇m a retard"...

8. Have 20 imaginary friends that you talk to all the time...

9. In public yell, "No Mom/Dad, I will not make out with you!!"...

10. Do what they actually tell you...

11. Jump off the roof, trying to fly...

12. Hold their hand and whisper to them, I see dead people...

13. At everything they say yell, Liar...

14. Try to swim in the floor...

15. Tap on their door all night...

16. Pretend to have amnesia...

17. Say everything backwards...

18. Give yourself a swirly...

19. Run around with a lamp shade on your head yelling, "the sun!!! it＇s dying!!!"...

20. Sing at the top of your lungs while running around the house...in your underwear...

21. Have nervous spasms at spontaneous times...

22. Snort loudly when you laugh and then laugh harder...

23. Run in circles...

24. Recite a whole movie 3 times...

25. Pretend to beat yourself up...

26. Chase/bark at the mail man...

27. Wear your pants on your head and your shirt on your waist... tell them you＇re making a

fashion statement...

28. Try and drink out of a glass the wrong way...

29. Super glue your finger up your nose...

30. Talk to a pen...

31. Lay face down and chant like an Indian tribe...

32. Try and climb the wall...

33. Roll on the floor laughing hysterically in supermarkets...

34. Take your ice cream cone and put it on your forehead... say you＇re a lovely unicorn...

35. Turn the tv on to a station you don＇t get, watch the static and say you＇re looking

for the pattern...

36. Switch the light button on and off for a while. then say, "ooooh... I get it!!!"...

37. Eat your hair...

38. Whatever they are eating, tell them it looks like a certain animal...

39. Eat anything obviously not edible...

40. Say your pet is mocking you and chase it around the house...

41. When you shower or bathe yell, "I＇m drowning!!!"...