Posted on April 26th, 2011 by Sandra Ramos
He hated the stares and the condescending glances. He wanted to somehow make everyone in the room simultaneously aware that he had only been waiting at the restaurant for fifteen minutes, that fifteen minutes was not too long a time when you think about it, and that there was still hope that she’d come whirling [...]
Posted on April 19th, 2011 by Sandra Ramos
She violently reached for her heart, hoping she could somehow magically penetrate her skin and check if it was still intact. Her knees felt limp, so she sat down and began to think the following thoughts:
Can you die from a broken heart? Can you carry on from day to day, though your heart is slowly [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2011 by Sandra Ramos
I have a theory about the human memory. Among the pieces of advice floating around in our minds, there are a few words we will never allow ourselves to forget. These certain captured phrases are remembered for a reason. They are an honest portrayal of what we value most.
Maybe we subconsciously choose to remember certain [...]
Posted on March 29th, 2011 by Sandra Ramos
I think I’d be able to forgive it. As hard as it would be and as impossible as it once seemed, I think I could forgive Ithaca’s terrible winter. Before I came to Cornell, I didn’t even know what zero degrees felt like. I’d experienced cold weather before, but Ithaca surpasses the definition of cold, [...]
Posted on March 22nd, 2011 by Sandra Ramos
There’s an old saying that goes: if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. Experience after experience makes us aware of how incredibly powerless we are in controlling life’s ups and downs. If life decides to throw us a curveball, then a curveball will inevitably come hurling our way. If drops of [...]
Posted on March 7th, 2011 by Sandra Ramos
I think I’ve diagnosed the problem. As Cornell students, we understand, better than anyone else on this planet, the definition of the word “stress.” If anyone was confused about the precise meaning of this word, he or she would be provided with a fuller understanding of it by observing Cornell for the day than by [...]
Posted on February 22nd, 2011 by Sandra Ramos
Stories From Lyrics takes a single line from a song, and develops it into a creative writing piece. The lyric is used as a jumping off point and source of inspiration.
It’s simply an audible breath that takes us slightly longer to deliver. It’s a tiny bit of air we hold back for a few extra [...]