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The Weeping Angel (Rose 2)
Her books and binders are clenched to her chest, as though someone is about to snatch them away. She strides purposefully along the empty, lamp-lit sidewalk, her head tilted down, staring intently at...
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JK Rowling
I first read the Harry Potter series when I was 10 years old, and for a second time when I was 12. But it wasn’t until I began them again recently that I fully recognized the life lessons in them....
View ArticleWelcome to Hogwarts (part 2)
(Part 1 can be found a bit further down my blog) My frenzy of excited, nervous thoughts was again interrupted by the professor. I whirled around, startled, as she cleared her throat behind me, standing...
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His Dark Dwelling
The damp, rough, craggy walls stank of moss and mold. A scent of decay lingered in the air, mixing with the stench of death. Shadows stretched and danced on the mist, and brief glimpses of shining,...
View ArticleTen People
To answer the blogging challenge question… If I could meet ten people, alive or dead, I would meet: Obviously, JK Rowling. I would ask her — wow, there are so many things I would ask, I don’t know — if...
View ArticleMaroon 5
(This essay is part of the student blogging challenge!) There are many types of music and probably thousands of songs to listen to. There are many artists like Nicki Minaj, Justin Beiber, and Taylor...
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A Friend of the Doctor’s
listen to ‘Tardis takeoff’ on Audioboo (for Challenge 3) “So, Martha Jones, you deserve a treat; when and where shall it be this time? Past or future? Earth or Raxicoricofallipatorious?” I allowed...
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Taken Over
I glance up from my iPad to look around the classroom. Rows of bright white rectangles glow into wide, glossed-over eyes. Everyone’s minds are captured and mesmerized by their own screen. No...
View ArticleDemons Run
Demons run when a good man goes to war. Night will fall and drown the sun, When a good man goes to war. Friendship dies and true love lies, Night will fall and the dark will rise, When a good man goes...
View ArticleThe Spoiler That Must Never Be Spoiled
I try to look up opinions about the Series 7 finale, “The Name of the Doctor” because it airs today in the US at 8:00pm. But what do I find? Spoilers. Everywhere! Every. Single. Time. And I’m not the...
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