Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is the day that we celebrate the pilgrims coming to America and having a great feast with the Indians. As a child this is what my teachers taught me while in elementary school. But as I got older I learned that Thanksgiving is a holiday for friends and family to come together, share a great big feast, share some laughs, and to catch up on what has been going on through the past years. It is also a chance to learn what you have been missing out on. While at least that is what happened to me this Thanksgiving Day.


On Thanksgiving I learned that I don’t really get to see my family a lot anymore since I am away at school. Don’t get me wrong, I am not all the way across the ocean or any thing, but I don’t get to see them as much as I did before, and I realized that when I went to my Nina’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. Right when I walked in everyone said “Oh my gosh she is alive,” and started laughing. I also started laughing because it was true. I haven’t seen any of them for almost two months; my only connection with them was the phone and sometimes that’s not good enough. Also my family and I got to spend Thanksgiving with my father, since it has been almost a year since we last saw him.


When my father was not there for Thanksgiving last year it hurt because you want your whole family to be there. I didn’t think it was going to hurt that much because I had my other family around me but I felt like a piece of me was missing. I was so happy that my family and I were having a good time, sharing laughs and memories, but there was also that sadness that made me want to cry because the main person I wanted there was not there. So having my dad there this Thanksgiving I got to have my missing piece. I felt whole again because he was there laughing with us and sharing our memories. It was good.


Mainly I learned Thanksgiving is the day to be thankful for what you have. I am thankful that I have a family who cares about me, shows they miss me by making jokes, and our behind me 100% in what ever decisions I make. I am also thankful that I got to have my father come and have Thanksgiving with us and also that he is trying to change his life for himself and his family. But I also learned that I don’t need a holiday like Thanksgiving to have my family come together because whenever any of us need someone we are always there.

Influences for My Writing

Stephen King has helped me as a writer to learn and better understand the proper uses for description and dialogue in my writing. While reading Night Shift I was able to see how he uses horrifying description and dialogue to capture the reader’s attention. He describes the characters from head to toe, strange noises, and their conversations. By reading these three writing techniques King uses over and over again in his stories, I began to understand why the readers enjoy him so much. I discovered that like his other readers, once I picked up the book, I couldn’t put it back down.


The way King described the characters in the story Boogeyman was intriguing. I was not able to put the book down until I finished it. “The man was Lester Billings from Waterbury, Connecticut. According to the history taken from Nurse Vickers, he was twenty-eight, employed by an industrial firm in New York, divorced, and the father of three children. All deceased (pg 93).” Reading this first sentence I wanted to know why he was divorced and why all three of his children were deceased. I also liked how King used both description and dialogue to explain more about Lester, his relationship with his doctor, and decide whether he is crazy or not. “How were your children murdered?” “Don’t try to jerk it out of me! (pg 94).” These two sentences showed me that Lester didn’t want to be rushed in telling his story because he was going to tell the doctor anyway. At this part I wanted him to tell his story right away because I wanted to know what happened, like the doctor did.


I enjoy reading Stephen King because he always keeps you wanting more and more just like he did with me. Being a writer I want my readers to keep wanting more and more from my stories. I want them to understand just from my descriptions and dialogue how my characters feel.

Life's Impacts

One of the blog’s I enjoyed reading was the poem Love Song V: Conjurer. While reading the poem I got interested in how it let you use your imagination. I also liked how the title was Conjurer which means by secret natural means. That is exactly what the poem is about. The person wants there love to do anything that will show their love for them. By this I like how you use the wind as the messenger for their love. You explain how, whenever the person says his or her loves name, the wind will blow meaning that their love is coming back to them. This is what people wish when someone they love has left them or is far away from them. To them it is a message showing that their loved ones are still there.


Another blog I enjoyed reading was Meditations 1. I liked reading this blog because it’s based on a real event and everyone has something they regret doing in their lives. Your regret was driving under the influence. I liked how you admitted that you were scared to face the consequences of your actions, while other people say it wasn’t their fault that instead it was so and so faults. I also like how you explained that by facing your consequences you became a better person and are proud for staying with the program. As for the other people, they would have given up. So good for you.