Payton Hall Blog

This past January I had the best vacation to Mexico. I took a cruise with my family to Cozumel and had the best experiences that I will never forget. My favorite thing that I did was swim with stingrays. I thought I would be more nervous than I was, but once I was in the water with them for a few minutes I got more comfortable. At first, I would try to avoid them and stay as close to the boat as possible. But, eventually, I even decided to kiss a stingray and feed them. It was an experience I will always remember. Kissing the Stingray, photo by my dad Note: I used the vacation prompt from the suggested and chose to write about my recent vacation. Just a short story about one of my favorite experiences.

It is crazy to think about everything that happened this semester. I never thought I would not be talking to my own roommate. Grace had been talking about me behind my back and I found out last week. I haven't talked to her since, even though she has tried. I could not believe she thinks that I am stealing her friends from her when we are all best friends. Girls telling Secrets,  Photo by  Ben White  on  Unsplash Author's Note: I wrote these microfictions talking about an encounter between two roommates. One is a two-sentence and the other a dribble. I enjoy writing short microfictions that leave the reader to decide what they think.

My very first pet was better than I had ever imagined. Growing up me and my sisters begged and begged my mom for a dog but were never successful. Eventually, when I was 12, my mom finally caved. Next, came Max. Max was not like any ordinary dog. He is a Labrador Retriever mix and I think he is the cutest dog I have ever seen. Max is so cuddly, he will always be there when you need a hug. He is my best companion and always sits right next to me in the living room. Max has bee there as I cry over a boy and been there when I lost my grandpa. I cannot imagine my life without Max. My dog Max, photo by Me Note: I wrote this story about my dog, Max. It was just supposed to be short and cute and just talk a little about how he has impacted me growing up.

Characters - Sankchinni - a Brahman Plot - the ghost Sankchinni lives near an embankment where a Brahman lives - Sankchinni attacks the Brahman's wife and chokes her until she is almost dead - Sankchinni puts on the clothes of the woman and returns to the house pretending to be her - the mother becomes suspicious of the new change in her daughter in law - an exorcist is sent to the house to remove the ghost - they determine it is a ghost by burning turmeric - the exorcist removes the ghost from the woman's body and retrieves her from the tree The Ghost by the River by Warwick Goble Bibliography: A Ghostly Wife by Rev. Lal Behari Day

Characters - Sani - Lakshmi - Sribatsa - Chintamani Plot - Sani and Lakshmi argue that they are both in a higher rank than the other - Sribatsa, a human, is determined as the one to decide this feud - Sani is outraged at being placed on a silver stool and fled - Sribatsa and Chintamani leave their house and travel by ferry - the mattress and ferryman are blown away and all of their valuables are gone Sribatsa and Chintamani Leave the House by Warwick Goble Bibliography: The Evil Eye of Sani by Lal Behari Day