Author Archives: paulaparra2000

Most of us complain constantly about school, and how we wish we didn’t have to go. It never really occurred to me that, for some people, school is their only hope and they are glad to attend. I’ve heard about … Continue reading →

  “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Organizations around the world have come to realize that a way to improve life of individuals and families is educating girls. Governments around the world are now part of the revolution that … Continue reading →

Oval shaped, long and sometimes tiny. Plump, perfect, prime. A small indent at  the top, where it was first plucked. A vivid green, a sassy crimson and a deep-blue, purple tinge. A ghost of white dust on its skin. Semi-translucent … Continue reading →

May 8, 1992   Dear Friend, I had been wondering when I would see him again.   It was Monday and he came back to school. His face looked fine and every inch of skin that was exposed was unblemished … Continue reading →

Charlie From nothing to everything, Something grew in between. I don’t know really, How it began. Maybe when she waved At me, for the first time. Maybe when I realized she Had very very pretty green eyes. Maybe everytime she … Continue reading →

Selected by Paula Parra DescriptionPoems that strive to describe what is, according to many, the most beautiful and tempestuous feeling of them all. Not all complimeting, not quite agreeing but beautiful and in a way accurate nonetheless. I choose poems … Continue reading →

A small amount, “a pinch of it, or you”, a lonely sip supposedly Dizzying euphoria, a white dust underneath my nose Doubtful origins, an uneasy feeling outweighed by the unknowing In a night as dark as nothing and as cold … Continue reading →

There is a twinge of sadness tonight, Sitting at a bus station is a girl Vacant blue chairs And sickly pale lights Are her only company. An eerie silence settles Disturbed only by the sound of footsteps Far away at … Continue reading →

Chapter Fifteen “Worker bees, drones and the queen. Worker bees are the ones who make honey, and all of them are female. Male bees are known as drones, whose sole purpose in this matriarchy is to inseminate the queen. Once … Continue reading →

Paula Parra Mrs. Meadows English 27 February 2014     “People in general would rather die than forgive. It’s THAT hard. If God said in plain language. “I’m giving you a choice, forgive or die,” a lot of people would … Continue reading →