1. This semester I have written several pieces titled: "I Am... Laura", "Marlboro Reds: A Story of a Lost Boy", "The Pond/Deep in the Woods", "Morning Light", "Amethyst Haze/Canyon Echo", "Changing Seasons", "Descending Sun", "Dream Threads", "Writers Dreaming", "The Anatomy of a Dream", "The Owl and the Crow", "Pillow Talk", "If I Were in Charge of the World", "My Take on Horoscope", "Static Waves", "6 Word Memoirs", "Big Electric Silver Clouds", "Soir Bleu", "Crimson", "Photo Hunt", "Flea Market Photos", "Unlikely Heroes", "Photograph 2014", "A Recipe for Family Gatherings", "Harris Burdick Story", and "Home is Wherever I'm With You". All of those writings were my own fictional or creative short stories. My favorite is probably the Marlboro Reds story. I love that the entire thing was inspired by an old cigarette butt that I found. I just wondered whom it might have belonged to and what their story was. That piece was a kind of warm up from not writing creatively in so long.
2. I will never forget Glenda's story about the piece of gum that I read at the beginning of the semester. She had such a unique story and it really stood out to me. Another thing I will never forget about this class is the ongoing giraffe story that Riley, Ben, and Daniel created. Rico will always be infamous in my mind. M'Kenna has a cute blog and her personal posts are always so great to read. Taylor Denton and Katie Gann write beautiful stories. Their styles are so lovely and classic. Meghan Z's horror story really surprised me. She is so sweet as a person and that story was so wonderfully dark! Zachary B. has also really impressed me. He is an amazing writer who can cover a wide array of genres.
3. I have a tumblr account that I am active on, and I found it fairly easy on there to copy and paste an html theme. Blogger has been a different story. I tried a bunch of different themes and I just didn't think they were very "me". I ended up using a simple purple theme and incorporating some personal aspects such as a music player with some of my favorite songs and a widget that shows my Instagram pictures. I was surprised to find that someone outside of class actually follows my blog, which is kind of cool that someone is actually interested in my writing. I got the name "Let's Tessellate" from a song by one of my favorite bands, Alt-J. I love the song because it has a hidden meaning just like all of their other songs. Also one of the lyrics is "triangles are my favorite shape", and I would have to agree. I'm not sure if I will post in the future. If I have time and don't forget, I might. One thing I know for sure is that I will continue to write on my own time.
4. I have always been a fan of journaling. I filled an entire journal with my thoughts in 7th and 8th grade. I like being able to have an outlet in which I can write my honest thoughts, because at the end of the day, we are the only ones who can truly understand ourselves. When I have the time, I journal. I usually journal in the summer when I've got a lot on my mine. I have kept all the journals I have written in for the past years. I'm glad I can add my creative writing journal to the collection.
5. Indigo Night
Many an indigo night has been spent with you. The sound of your clear voice shoots into the night air, almost creating a space for you in the stars. You are one of them in my mind. You are the brightest; the True North. Although we are farther apart, turning to new galaxies to guide us home, we still sit beneath the indigo night. We tun, we breathe in the cool evening air, we cry, we pluck the stars from the constellations, we sit in silence, ignoring the light pollution laden by the home we love. We may be reborn, a black hole blasting into a billion balls of fiery matter, but we still find our place-side by side in the indigo sky we grew beneath.
6. After the overwhelming thoughts of all he had been through in the past year, he slipped the cigarette box out of his pocket. He rolled it around in his palms, the quiet music from his car stereo distracting his thoughts. As he ripped away the plastic, exposing the cigarettes to the outside world, he stopped and grabbed the little black lighter from his glove box. He placed one of the Marlboros upside down in the box for good luck, and took one out for himself. Raising the cigarette to his lips, he heard his mother’s words and turned them into his own silent prayer. “Please let me feel.”
7. I am currently trying to write a book because this class has inspired me so much. My inspiration comes in spurts, so it will take a long time, but I am really excited to see if I could maybe pursue writing someday. I am so glad I took this class. I remember at the beginning how we were so used to thesis and MLA and all of that. We were so confused when we were set loose to write whatever we wanted, no strings attached. That was one of the most liberating moments of my high school career.
8. Everyone from this class comes from different walks of life, different grades, different hobbies. I think that one of my favorite parts of this class has been to see some new perspectives. Some of you guys are not people that I would instantly have in my friend groups, but reading your writing has given me a glimpse into your awesome thoughts and minds. I'm so lucky to have gotten to know you in the way that I have because not many people will. I encourage you to keep using your talents in your own ways, because every individual can bring something new to the table.
