A soft breeze tickled the skin on my arms awake as I felt a presence behind me. Sat there on the bench, I was content to never find out who. That is, until the presence sat on the bench too. As the wooden bench creaked adjusting to its new visitor, my chills were chased away … [Read more…]
Once upon a time, there was three sister cubs. The oldest and tallest of the cubs was always out in the forest, coming back with stories and dreams of living on the mountain. Soon, her storytelling would be her life, and it would be time for this storyteller to go on her own, leaving behind … [Read more…]
It has been awhile since I last updated this blog and I felt it best to reintroduce myself. My name is Hope and I am now in my sophomore year of community college with plans to transfer to a 4-year institution for business. I am hoping to revitalize this page with more frequent postings about … [Read more…]
“Tiny and Teeny” by Hope Monaghan In the depths of the ocean laid a brown laced shoe. Inside this shoe lived a round eyed crab, tending to his garden. In his garden were neatly formed rows of shells of corresponding sizes. The first row hosted boulder sized shells, and down the garden were the pebble … [Read more…]
“Lily” by Hope Monaghan In a still lagoon of chorusing crickets and buzzing fireflies swirled a floating lily. The lily’s milky petals mirrored in the water alongside the freckles of galaxies above. It is nights like these that make Lily bloom brightest, when all is quiet and beyond the view of the sun. With the … [Read more…]
TW: suicide & mental illness December was the month I smiled at my childish eyes for the last time. Now, her opalescent innocence and bright circles haunt me every Christmas. I often times think what my life would have looked like had I been successful that day. How my little sisters would have decorated their … [Read more…]
Hello, good evening everyone. My name is Hope and while I am no Steve Jobs, I am one of you. As a graduate of 2022, I want to talk to you about the family and friends we have here tonight. To start, I labeled this speech, “I Thought They Were Kidding”. We all know at … [Read more…]
In April of 2022, I went on a cruise with Carnival aboard the Valor. I had never been on a cruise before and neither had my friend but we had a lot of fun. There was great food and even greater company. Bonus, we got to go outside the United States. While I had some … [Read more…]
Short Story Submission to Young Writer´s Club September 22, 2021 I swam to the surface for the briefest smell of the air when suddenly I could not. I kicked my fins and lulled my head but I could not break free. The offensive force ripping into me was a silvery seaweed, I could not recognize … [Read more…]
Several years ago, in Jackson, Michigan there was a home full of children. While there were 10 children that had to be asleep that night, four were awake and playing through the house as softly as elephants. Their energy was not misplaced as they were abuzz in the newfound quiet and the freedom it granted … [Read more…]