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Britney doesn't understand why everyone just can't forgive and forget..... Read More

Tags: party, drinking, parents, growing-up, mistakes

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"A well told and constructed story. A sad subject, it seems every generation has to lose a few of their own really early, only then do teens fin..." Read More

Poem / Poetry

March 11, 2023

Reads: 66

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

I don't want my lawn to be immaculate. Read More

Tags: reflection, life, growing-up

Poem / Poetry

February 15, 2023

Reads: 60

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: poetry, life, poem, growing-up, maturity

Sometimes discovery comes when we least expect it, let alone when we least want it. Though this is non-fiction, I had to fill in some of the missing elements with educated guesses. I was four, after all, and my great-grandmother died later that year. I hope you enjoy! Read More

Tags: reality, growing-up, farms, perceptions, coming-of-age

After a week of feeling unwell and hiding it, 10-year-old Emmett Clark discovers a LOT of blood coming out of his body. Luckily, one of his new dads knows exactly what's happening, and he takes the time to help Emmett understand. Read More

Tags: family, growing-up, lgbt, short-story, trans-character

"Sandpaper" is a short story about a young man refinishing his grandparents' furniture for his first real apartment on his own. He spends an evening working at sanding the furniture down and takes a stroll down memory lane from family stories to his own experiences. Read More

Tags: memories, growing-up, families, woodwork

This is based on a dad and son that I saw at a baseball game Read More

Tags: growing-up

This is something relatable I wrote if someone ever felt this towards a platonic friend or romantic partner. It's something I didn't know bother me, so I put my own closure in my own writing. Read More

Tags: growing-up, closure, experiences, growing-apart

Poem / Poetry

February 12, 2022

Reads: 889

Comments: 3

The Booksie Classic House

Did you ever spend time with your cousins when you were growing up. I sure did. I hope this brings back some memories for you. The picture used was from 1964 Read More

Tags: growing-up

This is a young adult story concerning a bookish girl who delves into a years-old cold-case murder. Mackenzie Grace Fowler is only 13 year old but an outcast among her peers. She spends enormous amounts of time alone and reading. The story is told from her personal journal, where we… Read More

Tags: youth, crime, growing-up, solving, step-parents

Short Story / Young Adult

January 02, 2022

Reads: 395

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Sammy's in love; a kiss goes awry. Read More

Tags: humor, romance, growing-up, literature, tradgedy

It's okay to say we're all a bit mad as we journey ourselves into growing up. This is a short poetic poem story I wrote. Something I feel you guys might be available to relate. Read More

Tags: imagination, growing-up, finding-yourself, adulting, teenaged-angst

Poem / Non-Fiction

November 12, 2021

Reads: 340

Comments: 7

The Booksie Classic House

A short poem on what growing up means to me... Read More

Tags: love, life, growing-up, scars

Poem / Poetry

November 01, 2021

Reads: 324

Comments: 7

Shelves: 1

The Review Chain House

This is a poem I wrote about recently about deciding to cut someone from my life. Well, not really cut ties, but letting go since we've both went our separate ways now. It's a poem if anyone can relate by being close to someone, but learning to accept you've grown… Read More

Tags: growing-up, cutting-ties, learning-experience

I finally learned to drive and had my own car... would it change my life for the better, or worse? Read More

Tags: driving, growing-up, college, coming-of-age

Book / Young Adult

August 31, 2021

Reads: 326

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A life story about a girl and the world in which she is perceived in. Growing up, making memories, living life, and just being. Are there consequences for living a life that was destined for us? Read More

Tags: love, hate, non-fiction, growing-up, confessions

Poem / Poetry

August 19, 2021

Reads: 396

Comments: 5

Shelves: 4

The Booksie Classic House

This poem states the stages of human life. I have used my life as an example..... Read More

Tags: age, growing-up, growing-older, stages-of-life

Essay / Humor

August 12, 2021

Reads: 387

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Watching your family grow up in southern Ohio. Raising tomboys to be women. Read More

Tags: children, family, parenting, growing-up, family-life

Book / Young Adult

March 30, 2021

What if equality for sexual rights were finally settled? What if being sexually different was normal more than ever, and being straight was different? The story of Tyler, the coming of age, and his adaption to the world. Read More

Tags: teen, growing-up, young-adult

Poem / Poetry

January 18, 2021

Reads: 253

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A collection of random memories from my childhood Read More

Tags: childhood, memories, growing-up, nostalgia, reminiscing

I'm in my 50s now, but I often find myself reminiscing about my younger years. I grew up with alcoholic parents, which affected me a great deal. Even all these years later, I still struggle with that. Read More

Tags: growing-up, alcoholism, new-york-city

Essay / Memoir

December 20, 2020

Reads: 427

Comments: 4

The Booksie Classic House

Thoughts about why I am a writer Read More

Tags: writing, dreams, growing-up, choices

Poem / Poetry

November 27, 2020

Reads: 346

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Written in my head while my grand daughter was getting underfoot. Read More

Tags: baby, growing-up, little-girl, no-no, big-girl

Do we regret some of our life-changing decisions Read More

Tags: growing-up

If each day of the average human lifespan was symbolized by a squared centimeter of construction paper, there would be a rather disheartening mural titled "Average Human Lifespan" on this earth measuring only two feet left to right and top to bottom, reminding us that life is short and each… Read More

Tags: death, birth, life, growing-up, nostalgia

Poem / Poetry

September 30, 2020

Reads: 186

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

My Father Passed when I was 10, small poem about growing up with out him. Read More

Tags: growing-up

Just a short insopired by a conversation with my 4 year old niece. Read More

Tags: childhood, growing-up

Tags: childhood, memories, past, growing-up, present

Poem / Memoir

May 14, 2020

Reads: 482

Comments: 3

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

My youth Read More

Tags: growing-up

I'm trying to write a book of poems. This is one of those poems. Read More

Tags: past, growing-up, getting-older

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