Tag: personal writing
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The Mirror
The first of two works introduced by my previous framing essay. I’m infatuated with the image of a bathroom with a large mirror and a counter with two sinks. I imagine the countertop as black but the bowls themselves being white. The counter is fitted into an alcove, wide enough for two people to stand…
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A Framing Essay for two upcoming works
Here is a short framing essay for two pieces of prose I am going to post. The pieces and this essay were originally written for a midterm in college, hence the references to the assignment. By sharing these pieces, I hope to share a bit about myself. Hope you enjoy! For my midterm assignment, I…
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From “Known Unknown” a collection of poetry and short stories – “But I Had to Be Polite”
But I Had to be Polite While I can’t say I regret going to Germany, I will say that out of the four countries I visited on that World Is Our Classroom trip…I enjoyed the others more. I won’t say anything bad about Germany, because I have to be polite. Honestly, I should have known…
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From “Known Unknown” a collection of poetry and short stories – “Strange Cat”
~ It’s an odd feeling wanting to be understood in an intimate way but at the same time wanting the freedom of being a mystery. Thus, here you have my words, but not my face. Strange Cat I sat on my porch and watched as a cat walked by on the opposite side of the…
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From “Known Unknown” a collection of poetry and short stories – “This Town”
~ It’s an odd feeling wanting to be understood in an intimate way but at the same time wanting the freedom of being a mystery. Thus, here you have my words, but not my face. This Town It is strange seeing the world change around you when you always stay the same. It’s been more…
The Writing Coconut 