Stories tagged with "childhood"

  • writings on the wall Inspired by a photo

    when i was little, i used to write on the walls. i don’t remember ever doing it, but i’d wake up and find my name scribbled a…

  • My Life in Technicolour Inspired by text

    The image in the mirror changed as I leaned in towards it..

    I was looking down at a field, small children were racing acros...
  • Letter to Myself {Oy's Make your own Challenge Challenge} Inspired by text

    This challenge couldn’t have come at a better time. I have recently surpassed my 200th mark and was contemplating making _thi…

  • Ladmo Bag

    Growing up in Arizona, it was the prize everyone wanted. A simple brown paper bag, with the words Ladmo Bag on it. A bag th…

  • The Front Door on Roosevelt Street

    What I remember most about the house on Roosevelt Street was the front door. It wasn’t even a particularly memorable front do…

  • Never Forget

    I will never forget being ten years old. One day in the fall, I was at the dentist’s office,waiting for my appointment. I rem…

  • The Other Side of Eighteen

    If you wanted to,
    you could drive up for the weekend
    and we could view New England
    from the other side of eighteen.

    You cou…

  • one fine day

    Something was definitely tickling his cheek. Kenneth reached up to rub his face, his sleepy eyes still closed. His fingers so…

  • Tad's Sunday Afternoon

    Tad busts through the front door his ears primed, a dollar bill crumpled in his sweaty hand. He has waited all day shooting h…