Acumen by Elisabeth W., Tucson, AZ Tonight we're listening to the soundtrack from "Big Night." The music suits our dinner: pasta marinara, salad and red wine for my parents. Mambo Italiana swells up in our dining room and floats lazily around the living room ... Continue...
Big Blue by Hunter G., Winston-Salem, NC The car won't start up again. The old station wagon just doesn't cut it anymore. I guess I should have seen this coming. Having a bad first car is kind of a staple in American teenage culture, not to mention that it makes for a great conversation piece ... Continue...
Cool by E. B. B., Lexington, MA You can never get over wanting to be cool.
Even if you can never be a James Dean, you still want to be the coolest of your fellow nerds. It's instinctual and nearly impossible to grow out of. You never get over wanting to be cool.
It's the 1950s and everyone smokes ... Continue...
Purple Cows by Elisha J., Clarence Center, NY Okay. You wonder why I stand here clad in naught but my flannel pajamas and a butcher knife in my hand. True, I am in the safety of my own home. I have the homefield advantage. The intruders can't see me, but I watch their every move ... Continue...
Sainted by Kelly M., Cheshire, CT Yesterday I got a call from my dear friend Pope John Paul the Second. I could tell by the sound of his voice something was wrong. The latest holy statistics had just come in showing church attendance at an all-time low ... Continue...
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