New Tricks_Summer Snow_The Optimist_Kaylynn’s Discovery
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New Tricks
When the door first opened, I could barely believe my eyes. I think the others could tell that I was shocked, it wasn’t like I’d tried to hide it. I’d simply never seen anything like this before. The world was all different, covered in a layer of thick white. The air blew into our home through the open door and sent a chill down my spine. Each of my breaths left me in a puff of pale mist. I didn’t understand what I was seeing but one thing was clear. It was beautiful. The ground was higher than normal but levelled out flat. It looked so even, untouched. The grass that used to spike out of the ...
Summer Snow
What in the world? Rubbing her eyes, Maggie admonishes herself for all the late-night cleaning and tidying the house. They’re falling faster now. This is not possible. Stepping out the back door, she marvels. Lifting her hands and feeling the fat flurries, she closes her eyes, hugging herself. How could it suddenly be this cold and snowing?Amy bounds out the door and whoops. “It worked, Momma, it worked! It’s snowing!”“What worked?”“You told me to ask God for the things I desire. He did it!”“You asked for snow in August?” Maggie sees the goosebumps on her daughter’s arms. “Hm, I suppose you’l...
The Optimist
I woke up at 6 a.m. on a Friday instead of my usual 10、 Two things made this day special: it was New Year’s Eve and I felt overly inspired to use the extra few hours to do a good deed for the world. I had high hopes of ringing in the new year with a spiritual bank loaded with karma. I hopped out of bed, stretched like I was preparing for a marathon run, and went to brush my teeth. As I lathered my pearly whites with minty foam, I thought of what greatness I could accomplish today. Donate a few bags of clothes and shoes to Goodwill? Wash my elderly neighbor’s car? Take my depressed mom to break...
Kaylynn’s Discovery
Kaylynn is a graduate student at Columbia University. Kaylynn has a strong love of the past and all the wonders it possesses. Kaylynn's love of the past has her majoring in history. Kaylynn's last project was about the Civil war and Reconstruction, now her next assignment is one thawww.onedoor.cct she loves and has a strong connection with. Kaylynn's assignment is writing about her family history.Kaylynn doesn't know much about her family history. Her parents especially her mother does not like to talk about her family history. Kaylynn's grandfather died before she even knew him. Kaylynn's fondest memories ...