Dear Mom, I think you've probably already noticed the length of this letter and are probably thinking that you won't have time to read it and that it's not important. Just so you know, this is not one of those letters with a joke and a funny picture at the end. This is something I want you to read ...

In Bastard Out of Carolina, by Dorothy Allison, the character Anney Boatwright changes throughout the novel from a loving mother to one who abandons her first born. Anney, an unwed mother at the age of fifteen, is one of eight children born to a typical poor Southern family. She is uneducated and...

Chloe Cox April 24, 2000 Jules de Gaultier stated, "Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality." I think the "war against reality" is the process of aging and imagination is our naiveté that shields us from the frightening world. By imagining that si...

About seventeen months ago I had one of the most frightening experiences of my life. I spent the night in jail. This entire event could have easily been avoided. My parents, as well as the police, and I over-reacted to the situation. Being sent to jail, for anyone who has not been, is not an exc...

The play Educating Rita is about a twenty-six year old hairdresser who wants to get an education. She registers at the Open University and is assigned to a tutor called Frank. Normally, one would think that in a student-teacher relationship, the teacher would have more authority. At the outset of th...

Fulcrum Celestial sat with about two-dozen of her best friends. She was dressed head to toe in the latest gear. Her shoes were black patent boots with a slight heel and glistened silver in the bright artificial light. Her silver pants had a slight flare to them, flowing around her boots and ...