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10 books I will read in the next 10 years, in no particular order... 1. Rage - Stephen King A psychological thriller. A book that has been banned in some cases. A book that Stephen King had to let fall out of print due to real-life connections. Very dark. 2. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Another horror book. A classic horror trope with a certain evil in an isolated home.  3. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel A dystopian book, a top 3 genre of all time. Follows a time after a pandemic, very intriguing.  4. Contact by Carl Sagan Being one of the most respected astronomers, a book by Carl Sagan should be a must-read. Contact between humanity and a technologically advanced alien life form, this book is regarded as one of the best science fiction books of all time.  5. The Ritual by Adam Nevill After watching the movie version months ago, I feel like I should read the book version soon as with the horror genre, there is a massive difference between being given the...

  I am stuck in a boxing phase Even though I believe high school has been overrated, there have been many moments where I've truly experienced joy and learned life lessons. In the past 4 years, many things have gone wrong, I've been embarrassed countless times, and have failed many, many tests. But looking back at it all with two weeks left of high school...it is what it is. Like come on now, I say I've failed a lot of times, but it's not like I can remember the specific occasion. I end up forgetting a week later anyway. I've been in a mindset of forgetting the past, what's done is done. If I were to get knocked down in round 1, but have enough strength to get up, there are still 11 more rounds to get through, so why worry about the knockdown? (I've never been in a boxing match and don't even believe I could get through 3 rounds, however, I believe I'm the best boxer in the state.) The story of my high school career has definitely been the developmen...

  The Music Box A jingle echoes through  the "empty" house. The constant melody grows louder as if it were moving down the hall outside her bedroom door. Ever since her parents left, she's been stuck in this house with nothing but her doll and the whispers of the shadows that accompany her.  She would talk to herself, she didn't want to feel scared. "They wouldn't do anything to hurt me" "They protect me" As the feeling of guilt disguised as a dark black fog covers her bedroom "Please come out" "We just want to talk" She felt scared this time, No, she felt angry.  Why would they come back? They beg as they slowly move down the hallway hoping to be let in. The melody growing in sound, diminishing in tone, The Devil's Interval becomes unbearable Does she have to let them in a second time? She doesn't want to repeat her actions, but the anguish turns into spite Suddenly, The jingle floods her ears It's loud, too lou...

  ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎  The title is best left unsaid. Poetry pieces are some of the most complex works of literature to the point where it feels like the number of complexities and ideas you could draw from a poem is seemingly infinite. Unlike other pieces of art, poetry isn't only about the words of the poem, it's also about the words that aren't in the poem. The unsaid material.  But what is the point of the unsaid words? These words don't exist in the first place It's like trying to determine facial expressions The way you have to interpret text that looks to have been erased The blank spaces are truly where the complexity comes from As it's easy to read what's on the page, like listening to a speech It creates depth and makes you question more and more It's like a phrase from "Dover Beach" "Ah, love, let us be true" It raises the question, is it imaginative or real? It is "answered" with the lines ...

"Mortal Man" - Kendrick Lamar (Timestamp 10:40)   "The caterpillar is a prisoner to the streets that conceived it Its only job is to eat or consume everything Around it, in order to protect itself from this mad city While consuming its environment the Caterpillar begins to notice ways to survive One thing it noticed is how much the World shuns him, but praises the butterfly The butterfly represents the talent, The thoughtfulness, and the beauty within the caterpillar But having a harsh outlook on life the caterpillar sees the Butterfly as weak and figures out A way to pimp it to his own benefits Already surrounded by this mad city the caterpillar Goes to work on the cocoon which institutionalizes him He can no longer see past his own thoughts He's trapped When trapped inside these walls certain ideas take roots, Such as going home, and bringing back new concepts to this mad city The result? Wings begin to emerge, breaking the cycle of feeling stagnant Finally free, t...

Chapter 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12.5  Senior year has definitely been the most interesting year so far, being the first completely normal high school year. It also being the most stressful year is probably an understatement, but there were always moments when I was able to set aside all my stress and focus on the present. It was only at the beginning of my senior year that I started to stop questioning all the possibilities of something going wrong. Being able to just accept whatever happens happens, helps me significantly. Obviously, this doesn't mean to just not care, but when a situation comes to a point where you can't do anything to affect the outcome, what's the point of trying? For example, once I finished my college apps, and submitted everything, what's the point of even thinking about it again? It became a matter of, "if don't get into this college, I have this college, so it is what it is". It's interesting to think that 13%...