Pearl Harbor On Sunday, December 7th, 1941, Faustino, like most people in Hawaii, made his way to the local Hawaiian church. The sun slowly rose out of the horizon. Faustino was an only child; his unique name was of Italian origin. That’s because his ancestors were all Italian and decided to give all their children, Read more…
A Story The small child stared at the tantalizing fairytale book on the top shelf of the bookcase with her green, glittering eyes. It had caught her eyes a few weeks ago, but she never dared ask her parents if she could take it down and open its heavy covers, because she knew that they Read more…
Oscar Wilde is known for his plays, his social criticism and poetry, as well as his fables. One such fable, “The Happy Prince” was a particular favorite of Larry’s, and he decided to write his own version of the story. The assignment required matching Wilde’s syntax exactly, as well as following the thematic arc of Read more…
Utopias Utopia: based on Greek: ou ‘not’ + topos ‘place.’ The definition of the word utopia is: ‘An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects.’ We all dream of the perfect world, but each person has different ideals so our ideas of perfection may all be different. Two examples of Read more…
This is a first-person account of an adventure of the Great Brain. The Great Brain series is by John D. Fitzgerald, and is based on his growing up in Utah, during the 1910s. The series is told from John D’s perspective about his older brother, known as the Great Brain. The Great Brain (Tom Read more…
