Essay

My second character is named Durwin. He is a calculating individual who can be a bit bashful at times. He doesn't show much emotion and has a dry, lovable sense of humor, often pointing out the obvious and taking things very literally.

My main character is Burkett. He is a self-assured and sometimes self-centered individual.  He is very passionate and driven and has an explosive sarcastic sense of humor.

Well- I'm kind of late to this workshop, but it still sounds really intruiging, soooo, I'm doing it. Heyo my name is Jay, aka Treblemaker, and I'm so excited to participate in this workshop. This is the first YWP workshop i've participated in ever.

 I believe in being who you are. each and every person is different, whether your skin is dark or light, whether you like to play scrabble or soccer, whether you like guys or girls.

"I can't believe you forgot where you parked the car! We only went to the Zoo for three hours." Eva complained.
"whale whale whale, look who's talking. You told me where to park- you should remember," her brother Leo remarked.

The Village Store, with its dim fluorescent lights, creaky floors, and expired milk, seems to stay open solely from selling coffee, Mountain Dew, and condoms.

Wind whipping across my face,
tiny pebbles crumbling below me,
people surrounding me.

I seem so small and helpless up there on the large mountain,

I had always been told that Rose light (not real name)  was a bad person. Even though I had only met her a few times she was nice.

Tomorrow, I hope adults will realize what they’ve done to this planet. Tomorrow I hope we can fix what generations before ours have done to planet Earth. Climate change is real. There are 16,306 endangered species right now.

Freedom.

It can mean so many diferent things,
to so many people,
and to every single one it might
mean something different.

It could mean having the 
wind in your face
whipping your hair,

My tears slid down my face, reddening my eyes. I watch as the cloth I was holding to my wound caught more and more blood. We drove down winding roads and curving paths until I spotted the sign: CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER.

      A journey begins with just one step.  Then you take another one and another.  That’s life--you go with the flow.