Essays: Childhood

by Serenity.

I arrived at the rehab running late as usual. Going from one job to another was getting to be a drag but something kept me coming back. Tonight I was scheduled to teach 40- odd people about the disease of addiction. As I...read more

by Jean Evans

Hidden Regret The sound of my footsteps echoed. Each echo ricocheted from the dark tiles beneath my feet to bounce off of tall, gray, marble pillars. The sound reverberated through the hallway. The hall, with its...read more

by Michael Francis

"The Sword of Towgo" My heart was pounding as I ran up my drive way. I was only 10 years old and somewhat short which meant I wasn't the fastest runner on the block. But today my little legs were a blur as I raced up ...read more

by Dick Easton

Distances West of Calgary, past the places where the rocks first come out of the ground but before the true foothills begin is a small creek called Old Fort Creek . It begins its short life in a cirque behind ...read more

by Jennie Mcbride

She was a thoroughbred Boxer, AKC registered, and Pam's Dad had gotten her at a rock-bottom cost because someone had clipped her tail incorrectly. The name on her papers was Princess Pugnacious; the Jurcek family called h...read more

by Jp Fugler

A Family Affair While the sun was still asleep, my mother woke me. After blindly shuffling into the bathroom, I climbed into the tub. My mom lathered my bed head and carefully kept the shampoo from running into my ...read more

by Jessica Mcclain

At the end of the romantic comedy, 'Hope Floats', these words are what you are left with. "My Daddy says that childhood is the greatest time of my life. But I think he is wrong I agree with my mommy. Childhood is what y...read more

by Carla Hansen

"Mommy, why are you crying?" It's late August in Michigan and the ragweed is in full bloom. My two young daughters and I are slogging right through it during our 'nature walk' at a local park. "Oh, I'm not crying, sweet...read more

by Amanda Renyard

I Loved my childhood spent in the oldish primary school our toilets was outside in a block it used to be so freezing in the winter The school teacher was so kind and had so much patience and we would write in books my mu...read more

by Patsy Page

Our Secret Place Walking hand and hand with the rolling blue-green sea beside us. Our very secret wonderful place was just a few feet away. The grotto supplied peace, serenity, security and secrecy. We had our secret ...read more

by Ascen Arriazu

Now that I am a mother myself, I can understand many of the things I went through as a child. The time when my mother had to go to hospital and I spent the night with a terrible toothache. Auntie and Granny didn't know ...read more

by oceangi

Ignorance is Fearless- Children do not seem to be afraid of anything. They can climb on top of the refrigerator and not have a second thought about jumping off to see if they can fly. This may be due to a lack of knowl...read more

by T.C Leonard

One summer when I was perhaps 12 years-old, a friend and I decided to dam a small stream that ran through the woods about a half-mile below our housing development. We found a likely spot and returned a few days later wit...read more

by Idumu Aderemi

We had a lot of things to talk about, we did our things the way we felt it right, no one ever thought of the future. Mama was available to do everything for us and our confidence was more on what mama and papa could do for...read more

by J.L. Hennesay

It was Thursday night, on the football field, my freshman year in high school, and it was the second game my dad had ever come to watch me play. I was playing middle linebacker and I was ready to put on a show for my dad. ...read more

by toytoy

Jars of Grasshoppers In an expansive patch of green grassland, just above the earth, there exists a populated habitat of myriad species of insects. Friendly neighbors of bugs, earthworms, snails, grasshoppers and many m...read more

by Gwendolyn Walls

"I was watching a commercial for the new Simpsons movie, and do you know what I thought of?" My sister was visibly excited as she waited for my reply, but I knew I had to get more details to fully appreciate what she was g...read more

by Yolanda Evans

Hughie, 5 years my senior, was the cool one. Handsome and erudite, with a punk sensibility, everybody in the family knew it but I was the one who actively worshiped him. I copied his taste in music and art and books. So wh...read more

by Micha E

You know, there are some things you say that no matter how much you apologize, you can never take back. You say them because you're mad; it's the heat of the moment, and then its over. It's all you can think about is hurt...read more

by Kirstie Neal

'someone please listen to me.' thats what i thought to myself, while at school, after yet another girl teased me. it started when i started high school. i was nervous at meeting new people. i didn't really know anyone, hat...read more