By: Tonia Hooper | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking A Grandfather can go by many names; mine however is called ''Pa''; you have probably heard the phrase that anyone can be a father but it takes someone special to be a dad. Well this is true; I feel however, that it takes someone extra special, or ''grand'' if you will, to be a grandfather. read more
By: Stephanie Austill | 2010-06-04 | Writing & Speaking The house is brown with white trim. There was a sign that said "Woodinville pop: 2" hanging over the garage. The evergreen trees in the front yard looked strategically placed to complement the garden. It was located on Aberdeen Avenue, about a block away from McKnight Middle School. read more
By: Denise Calaman | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking Myrtle Being a mother really is the toughest job in the world. I''ve experienced both and I can easily say that I am more tired now than I ever was working 40 hours a week away from home. Some days I dream of going back to work because I can''t handle my two sons. read more
By: Emma Riley Sutton | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking ads for another car and towing my old one to the salvage yard. My grandparents , especially my read more
By: Nishkaa Agarwal | 2010-05-31 | Writing & Speaking My Grandma or Nani (mother''s mom) as we call her in our native language is the only grandparent I read more
By: April Self | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking Country Mouse and City Mouse, that tale is the perfect description of both my mother and father''s parents. I''ve always thought of them in that way. Silly I know but let me explain. My Grandma Faye and Grandpa Calvin are my father''s parents. They were born or ''grown'' down south. read more
By: Natalia Dagenhart | 2010-06-04 | Writing & Speaking Frontovic In my country, Russia, the word "frontovic" is well known. This is what we proudly call Russian veterans who fought in World War II, or in Great Patriotic War, as we call it in my country. Yes, it was really a GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR for Russia. read more
By: Janet Harris | 2010-06-04 | Writing & Speaking My paternal Grandmother was a very strong character. Tiny and birdlike with wispy grey hair, she was always active and busy. read more
By: Sinead Mckenzie | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking Occasionally I like to sit and reminisce about what I would''ve been doing this time so many years ago. I think back to times when my sister and I would go to Scotland for our school holidays. read more
By: Kerri Staggs | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking Billy Joel sang on the radio as we pulled up in front of the old church at the end of the dirt road. The church was white clapboard with a steeple; I had the feeling that our car had taken us back in time. read more
By: Kitty Murphy | 2010-06-03 | Writing & Speaking Mathilda Wilhemina, "Tillie", my Nana, was born in 1912. She was the first baby girl born into a long line of hard working Irish and German immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey. Imagine if you will, the year and how long ago that was. Chronologically speaking, 96 years and 4 months. A lifetime. read more
By: Roschelle Nelson | 2010-06-02 | Writing & Speaking The sun was bright and magnificiently radiant that morning so many years ago. The air was crisp and quite chilly. It was a grand December morning back in 1969. read more
By: Tanya Janoski | 2010-06-01 | Writing & Speaking A Short, Round, Large-breasted Italian Woman "Promise me that when I die, you will go to church." My grandma made me promise this every day near the end of her life. My grandma Yannascoli was the stereotypical short, round, large-breasted Italian woman you see in all the movies. read more
By: Esobelle | 2010-05-31 | Writing & Speaking WDark earthy cedar with a slight spice like rum this long winded scent holds tight to the air in pauses. Not just a scent but character in the room. That is the weight and feeling of this odor. read more
By: Caroline Tigeress | 2010-05-31 | Writing & Speaking The Hidden Ring "Give me that!" Walter snatched the letter from Alexis, his sister. "Bus sixteen, platform twelve. We''re here, where is she?" Walter continued. "I hope she''s all right." Alexis replied. read more
By: Cheryl Williams | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking I never got to tell my granny goodbye. She died when I was a senior in high school, busy with friends and dealing with my first broken heart. She was at the bottom of my priority list at the time. And I have always regretted it. read more
By: Joy Crosby | 2010-05-30 | Writing & Speaking A place to be accepted and loved (and maybe a little spoiled)-that was my grandparents '' house. The read more
By: Elizabeth Wordsmith | 2010-05-29 | Writing & Speaking My favorite time to visit my grandparents was Thanksgiving. Since my dad had eight living brothers read more
By: Ben Canady | 2010-05-29 | Writing & Speaking grandparents . My grandmother worked for a local farmer putting in tobacco. She lived in a small town in Jones read more