Blue Blankie Blue and new I loved My blanket My constant companion To the car To get a snack To the mall To ride my bike And to my bed It was not yellow It was not red Not purple Nor green But blue And old. . . Once a deep, sea blue Now a Read More…

I could smell the cold October air nipping at my nose as we rode down the deserted road. Mom had been acting pretty weird since the disaster with Dad, but this was down right strange. Shivering, I rolled up the window of the rusty car door. “Jessica,” she said, calling me by my full name, Read More…

Part 2 The Park. The muddy pavement of the trail leading to the small, brightly colored tent sucked my foot in, as I took my last steps to my tent. Bay held my hand nervously as I followed Miss V. When we reached our tent, Miss V opened the small opening that seemed too small Read More…

The Next American Idol? Nikki Shah Student Writing 3-Q2 My heart was beating almost out of my chest on my way to Kansas City, Missouri. I was with my mom and Teresa Beisley. Teresa was working for my dad at the time, but she was one of my best friends. We were almost there and Read More…

My Earliest Memory-Bye Bye Bangs Nikki Final The earliest memory I still have with me is when I was about three or four years old. I can recall playing in the tall, overgrown grass in my front yard about eight years ago. Due to my size, the grass felt like a cornfield that was miles Read More…

It’s Coming. Nikki Shah Chapter 1: The I Final Chapter 1 The heavy breath of my horse, Beast, made me feel safer as I walked down the deserted countryside road. The fresh corn and wheat growing on either side of me had me wondering just when someone would jump out at me. It was nearly Read More…

LA, California-Final In early August 2010, my mom, Marie, took me to Los Angles, California. I walked off the airplane at the LAX airport; and I already knew this was going to be a great trip. We stayed at the Mosaic Hotel, which was a small hotel, minutes from Rodeo Drive and only had about Read More…

Christopher Columbus Final Nikki Shah The smell of the fresh ocean water stung my nose as I first inhaled the new morning air on my first voyage to Asia. Since I was Co-Captain on the Santa Maria, and spoke Italian, unlike the other Spaniards on the ship, Christopher Columbus told me his life story. “You Read More…

It’s Coming. Nikki Shah Chapter 1: The I The heavy breath of my horse, Beast, made me feel safer as I walked down the deserted countryside road. The fresh corn and wheat growing on either side of me had me wondering just when someone would jump out at me. It was nearly nightfall and I Read More…