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A Prejudice Against the Gala “There ain’t no sky today.” I hear the words spoken behind me, and turn to see a man that is so obviously a cowboy you could spot it a mile away. This fragment of speech… Continue Reading →
There ain’t no sky today. That was the first thing I noticed when I woke up. My room was dim, but not like normal—not like an early morning before the sun rises. Not like a cloudy day when the light… Continue Reading →
“Has the sun ever shone here? “ My sister waved her hand to the sky, and I don’t know how to answer it. She’s right. The clouds never moved their steps out of the daylight since we came to this… Continue Reading →
“There ain’t no sky today.” James Gunn had been in solitary confinement for 9 months. The only way he could keep track was with the meals he got. The days blended together. The room was cold and black, with nothing… Continue Reading →
There ain’t no sky today. He thought to himself. Even though I may never see the sky again. These thoughts circled through his mind day after day as he started to feel like he was going crazy. He was all… Continue Reading →
By The Window “There ain’t no sky today,” Says the young girl from her swing. A lecture on her grammar, Then escape from pouring rain. Near the window, she sits, Watching Mother Earth cry; If thunderclaps are footsteps, Who is… Continue Reading →
No Puffs of Fluffy Clouds in the Sky There ain’t no sky today. No heavenly blue tapestry above, No puffs of fluffy clouds with uplifting shapes to embrace, No signs of eagles or birds way up high, Not even a… Continue Reading →
There ain’t no sky today pouring down was a heavy rain with the wind that throws the boat around and there was never any sun to be found pouring down was a heavy rain you can feel the thunder through… Continue Reading →
Only Silence There ain’t no sky today, The only light is the reflection of an illuminated city. There ain’t much sound today, Only the buzzing of neon lights across the roofs of the buildings, But there’s nobody there. There ain’t… Continue Reading →
“You have a college degree? What are you doing here?” The coworker looked at the other, sitting in a cubicle side to side, and trying to answer the best they could. “I mean, do YOU have a college degree?” “I… Continue Reading →
“You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here?” Many people who have a college degree and who work in the cafe often hear the question. “You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here?”. But people who… Continue Reading →
You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here? Learning, Studying, working- All of this to get me here. I did what I was supposed to do. But I still feel so incomplete. Yes, I have that college degree,… Continue Reading →
“You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here?” My coworker Mitch asked me. We had worked together from the beginning, as we started orientation on the same day, and often worked the same hours. He was a very… Continue Reading →
“You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here?” my coworker John says. I tell him, ” Yeah man I got my degree in Infectious disease and health. But finding jobs working with deadly diseases is hard especially when… Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year when there’s no blue in the sky, no clouds. Just a solid sheet of unbroken gray. Walking up H Street, head down against the wind I hear a deep throaty growl, “There ain’t no sky… Continue Reading →
JOHN: You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here? MILES: Well, first thing’s first buddy, having a music major is just embarrassing. (PLAY LAUGH TRACK) As for me being here, I might as well use the embarrassment to… Continue Reading →
“You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here?” The question hung in the air for what felt like minutes but was only a second. “Sometimes, life doesn’t go as planned,” Alex replied, swirling the amber liquid in his… Continue Reading →
You’ve got a college degree? What are you doing here? Were you met with misfortune? What direction did you steer? Did you try your very best? Or did you give up and die? Was it luck? Or addiction? Were you… Continue Reading →
I’m a normal little boy, like everyone else. I woke up, brushed my teeth, and went to school like other children my age did. I sit in the place I hated, heads down, doing things I’ve never liked before, just… Continue Reading →
“You’ve got a college degree. What are you doing here?” I heard that oh-so-familiar voice, coming from a stranger I knew too well. He stood leaning against the doorframe of the shop with that air of superiority he always had,… Continue Reading →