Resolutions - Part 7 - July
Resolutions (Part 7) July: Work and Breaks By Al Song July 27th, 2015 At the end of last month I started working at my mom's clothing store again for the summer along with Doris and Laura, and a few others. It was definitely fun talking about...
Resolutions - Part 6 - June
Resolutions (Part 6) June: Pride and Joy By Al Song June 28th, 2015 Before my mom left for Manhattan I spent the past month taking the bus to visit her in Kenville each weekend. Sometimes Nathan would tag along with us so I could spend time with...
Resolutions - Part 5 - May
Resolutions (Part 5) May: Moms and Brunches By Al Song May 10th, 2015 Nathan played therapist with me for a couple days after the incident with my ex. He had always been a good listener and it was never tough for me to hold a conversation with...
Resolutions - Part 4 - April
Resolutions (Part 4) April: Exes and Explanations By Al Song April 18th, 2015 The morning after I stayed over at Nathan's place I left the bed and took a shower. A part of me was worried about Nathan, since I didn't want him to regret sleeping in...
Bard to Death
Bard to Death By Al Song "_He wrote the secrets of the dead. Few would know the words again_," the wolf sang as he held the last bittersweet note and strummed the final chord of the song on his lute. A faded grayish blue strand of smoke emitted from...
Resolutions - Part 3 - March
Resolutions (Part 3) March: Birthdays and Parties By Al Song March 23rd, 2015 I had a great time hanging out with my roommates and Nathan during Valentine's Day. The rest of February went by pretty quickly and Nathan and I spent a lot of our free...
Resolutions - Part 2 - February
Resolutions (Part 2) February: Dinners and double dates By: Al Song February 14th, 2015 Arvin and Geo sat across from me wearing suits and ties. I was wearing a white golf shirt with a plaid sweater and black jeans. The buck and the kangaroo were...
Dal Segno
Dal Segno By Al Song I remember being in the front row of the symphony and playing the flute for the dark crowd in front of me. I loved the heat of the blinding lights above me reflecting off my glasses and the silver of my flute. It was great to...
Glass of 2014
Glass of 2014 By Al Song "You know what, Quinton? This isn't going to work," the red kangaroo said and stopped playing his cello. He put his bow in its quiver and sighed. He took off his bronze, thick horn rimmed glasses and cleaned them with one...
Love Is Surreal
Love Is Surreal by Al Song I sat next to Spencer in a diner booth across from our best friends Jane and Tom. The cherry red vinyl of the seat squeaked as he put his strong cervine arm around my shoulders and smiled at me. The black studded bracelet...
Resolutions - Part 1 - January
Resolutions (Part 1) January: Fireworks and cafes By Al Song January 1st, 2015 I think last night was the worst New Year's party ever, at least for me. I watched the red fox I was supposed to be kissing during the countdown making out with an...
Love Love
Love Love By Al Song It was about two weeks before the school year started that the boy's tennis team played against Snider High. I'm from a town called Newton, and Snider neighbors it. Snider was also where my boyfriend Jack lived and our high...