Essays

Next to Lost

Dreams whisper like smoke, curling off this cigarette, drowning in a night filled with air. A suffocating air. Spiraling, circling, finding its way back to me in the form of memories. Deep memories, regretful memories, real memories. Not like that song in Cats. These are real. These are haunting. Trapped in a cell painted with …

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Humble Life

A steady buzzing in my ear. After about five minutes, I start to notice it. I reach over and push a lever like a mouse for a food pellet. Sleep is my pellet. At least for another nine minutes, as if that will make the slightest difference. I’ll still be tired in nine minutes. However, …

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Bookstore Prophecies

I worked at a bookstore for about a year and after being there for about 6 months, I decided to start a blog called the Bookstore Prophecies. So here it is. It’s quite long (as it spans about 6 months), but I think you’ll find it at least somewhat entertaining. The Bookstore Prophecies March 18, …

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Morgan’s Bookstore Titles

After seeing all of the different titles in the bookstore I work at, featured exclusively in Bookstore Prophecies, I thought, what titles would I carry at my bookstore? Fiction Quarter to Dead I Went to this Party (Prequel to As I Lay Dying) The Great Gatsby 2, Jay gets a Gat Mystery All the Presidead’s …

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Fake Date Page

Name: Morgan Thelonius Foster III Height: 6′3.3″ Weight: Roughly .14 metric tons Relationship Interests: Fling / Friend with Benefits / Serious Relationship Hobbies: I guess I just like to have a good time. I’m a lot of fun, and I just like going out to clubs with friends and dancing. I also love going out …

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Case Against Gender

Disclaimer: This essay was written in a fit of anger and emotion. It is very selfish and opinionated, and is not the way I feel (most of the time). It is not meant to classify any friend of mine, only myself. It is definately official. Women are evil bitches, and men are stupid ass holes. …

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The Second Worst Day of Morgan’s Life

The reason this essay is titled “The Second Worst Day of Morgan’s Life” is because I have had a worse day than this. I wrote a play about that is called The Worst Day of Morgan’s Life. Considering my worst day was when I descended into hell, the second worst day of my life only …

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Chicago

With all the oscar hype and such going around about the recent box office smash “Chicago,” I’ve been analyzing more and more why I had such a negative reaction to this movie. While everyone who saw the movie with me that night, and everyone who I’ve talked to about it since, loved the movie and …

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Wannabee Deep Thoughts

Here are some deep thoughts that I wrote or someone said and I unashamedly stole, because I want to be like Jack Handey. Although I fall far short of his comic flatulence, I sure like to try. And there will certainly be more as my brain has a tendency to take I-75 right to the …

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Movie Reviews

Seabiscuit

When I first of this movie coming out, I thought, “I could care less about Horse-Racing, and it’s got Tobey Maguire. Ugh.” However, Seabiscuit made me change my mind. Based on the bestselling novel by Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit takes its audience through a captivating story of relentlessly clinging to hope, despite what the evidence says. …

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