In the short story, Where Are You Going Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oats, Connie has one foot in the adult world and one foot still in childhood. Connie wants to be treated like an adult and have the privileges of an adult, but she still wants the benefits of being able to be carefree. Conn...

A Day To Remember During the summer I had the whole day to do whatever I wanted. There were so many paths I could Take everyday I woke up. I could go take a shower and start doing work around the house, or just lay in bed and relax. I like calling the shots. Every choice I made was one that ...

Another Girl It was a hot August afternoon, about 12:30 p.m.; I was just about to take a nice warm relaxing bath. I was starting college in just a few more days, and there were not going to be many more of these days where I could sit back and relax. As I was getting in the bath my phone rang, and...

My mom always told me if you are doing something wrong it comes and bite you right back. That Saturday morning it went in one ear and out of the other after she go through lecturing me after finding out my cousin was pulled over by the cops with out la license or insurance. A smirk came across my ...

"Shadows on the Beach" is a short play that has a man talking about the insecurities he has concerning his wife's faithfulness toward him. He is talking to a girl about them and the audience can tell that he is in pain over the fact that he believes his wife is having an affair. In the end, we se...