Emily – Based on ‘A Rose for Emily’ by William Faulkner

The assignment was to write a poem about the short story ‘A Rose for Emily’ by William Faulkner.  If you haven’t read it, I think my poem might give you a clue as to what happens.  If you have read it, let me know what you think of the poem!
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Parties and Quiet Times

A friend recently asked what my Quiet Time looked like.  Since I know her and the reasons she usually asks me these kinds of questions, I answered the question she was really asking, and not the one she voiced.
What is a Quiet Time and why should we have one?
It’s like going to a party.  There’s [...]

An Authoress to Admire

Dorothy L.Sayers (1893-1957) was an Oxford educated author, Christian humanist, and good friend of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.  A friend of mine recently introduced me to her work when he quoted her in his blog.
After some research I found some quotes I quite enjoy beginning with my personal favorite.  I look forward to reading [...]

POV of a 17 year old

I wrote this my senior year of high school for my Creative Writing class.
Much of my writing is to remind my ‘older’ self of things I learn and how I felt at certain ages of my life.  My goal for this poem was to not only express how I was feeling at that moment, but [...]