This was a 7th grade English assignment to “write a story from the future.”
It was 1975, I was 12 years old and obsessed with hovercrafts.
I’ve copied the story for easier reading, and below you can see the back of page with a detailed diagram of my hovercraft design.
There are a couple of teacher corrections – Lack of indent and the correction of ‘good’ to ‘well’ but sadly, no grade for this bold and innovative work.
Live for the Moment
Poem circa 1987
Live for the moment! That’s what she preaches
Moments with her, oh heavenly reaches
Until the next day, when reality shines
accusation in stripes through the closed window blinds
The Handyman
Driving along the lonely road, he considered the conversation earlier in the cafe.
Daisy- the waitress working the breakfast shift mentioned- as she does almost every day- that their eggs were the freshest in town. He hated eggs, they came out of the butts of chickens, like calcified turds.
He shared this opinion with her.
Read moreThe Garden
The lizards were gathered outside their door. What had they done to upset them? Was it her? Did she fail to heed his warnings? Over and over he explained how things work here; it wasn’t like at home.
We must follow the rules of this new place.
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