The Same No More_The Emperor's koi pond_Seven Innocent Photographs_See Me
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The Same No More
One year, ten months, and two weeks.That is how long I have been away from home. Deployed. Overseas. It felt like an eternity.But now I am on my way from the airport. Finally. Oh, how I cannot wait to hold my wife again.And meet our little boy.Ben was born about eight months after I left. We did not even know Becky was pregnant when I was shipping out.With a bouquet of flowers in hand, I knock on the door. I have the key, but this is our routine. It has been since I deployed for the first time. I would knock, and Becky would come running. She would throw her hands around my neck and cover me w...
The Emperor's koi pond
Once, in a small town in China, there was a great river that wound its way through valleys and mountains, canyons and flat towns. It was called the Snow river, because the rice it helped grow was as white as freshly fallen snow. The river was longer than any other, and it was said that if any fish could swim the whole thing in their lifetime, they would become a mighty dragon in their next life. This river was said to belong to the emperor of all China, Yin Han, and the water was said to run directly into his garden. The emperor Yin Han had a spectacular garden behind the innermost wall o...
Seven Innocent Photographs
Photograph taken at 4、30pm on March 28th 2010A young girl stands behind a cake. The eight candles shine but not as brightly as her smile. The message on the cake seems redundant. She is holding Pinkie Pie up to the camera. This was never going to be anything but a happy birthday. On one side of the girl is her mom and on the other her best friend. In the background other assorted girls crowd around, along with a few boys from school and her older brother.The porch itself is decorated with balloons and streamers. You can see the letterbox with three different colour balloons clustered togethe...
See Me
Warmth filled her cheeks but coldness gripped her heart. She hugs herself tight amidst the buzzing crowd. Her eyes, trying to capture dark curly hair, tall and built fiwww.onedoor.ccgure, but nothing. Maybe he won’t come again, she thought. She brushes the wetness off her face and looks up at the sky. Why did she even hope that she’d see him? The cold metal in her hand buzzed and she stared at the screen. “Hello?” she says. The world around her continues in silence as the man speaks to her ears. “It’s okay. I’m heading home anyway. Happy anniversary.” She takes the phone away from her ears and walks ahead. ...