so, I'M sick. coughing, stomach pain, aLlergies, and a sinus headache ( Read more... )

I have a new addiction. On Sunday I went rock climbing at a climbing gym we have here. All week all I could think about was climbing again. I resorted to climbing my fence, the doorway, the arches in front of our door, the storage shed, etc. And now I'm going climbing again tonight, and hopefully tomorrow ( Read more... )

I rode my bike down to a small, artificial lake we have here. I rode as fast as I could around the bike path, and then stopped. The sun was going down, and as twilight approached, the sun touched the clouds so that they looked like living things, floating on wings, connecting all the peoples of the world. And I knew how grand and large the world is ( Read more... )

There was a boy walking down the street, carrying a worn baseball and a stick. He stopped, and glanced all around. There was no one there, so he threw the ball into the air and swung ( Read more... )

So, I now have a car. It's pretty awesome, this whole liberating feeling thing. I've been through my first gas station (thirty bucks man), and I've gone through my first car wash (that I drove through on my own ( Read more... )

Mine, all mine.

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Shimmering House of Mirrors

“All around me are familiar faces…”
        I wander through my shimmering house of mirrors. Reflected in their glass is me, in my purest form, the depths of my soul cast in the blue haze of memory.
        “Worn out places, worn out faces…”
         I turn from the hall into a glistening room of ice- carved ( Read more... )

Sixteen's come and gone. Dad's out of the hospital, but still sick. I almost have a mind to ask him about a bone marrow (spelling) transplant from me to him ( Read more... )

It's official, I have the genetic disorder my mother has. The past two days were spent in pain, writhing in agony at school on Monday, and trying to ignore it yesterday when I attempted to sleep it away. But it's something I'll have to deal with the rest of my life ( Read more... )