our last day together

I love Chinese, Dr. pepper, and i also love storms. Tyler being in creative writing with you was full of laughter and fun, thank you for helping make the end of my senior year great:)

The color yellow hates you, i will remind you everyday for the rest of your life that you are very blunt, and if you want to marry sushi you really should. #equalrights

I love love love chinese food, i also hate onions and tomatoes more than anything on this earth, and i love dr pepper (maybe not as much as you but like almost:)


I also want many tattoos, i feel you when you say you improvised freshman and sophomore year (im still improvising haha), and i love love love swimming

I also love driving (i dont think i could live without it, its almost therapeutic haha), talking to your pets is amazing and i pretty much do the same thing, and ive also let loose at a couple rock/metal concerts

About a boy (writing)

"What is the point to your life"

Now that I am ending my senior year, I have to start putting my life together piece by piece and in these next couple months i will be making some of the biggest decisions that i have ever made. I have to admit that its scary, moving to a different state with my friends all on our own. There is so much that could go wrong, so many things that may be extremely stressful, and it may take a while for us to get our feet planted on the ground but isn't that what life is supposed to be. I think that you should take risks and do something that you know one day you'll thank yourself for doing. The point of life is to just enjoy it, if you don't like something work hard and change it. Things may be hard to get to that point but life is always hard no matter the route you choose, so i believe you should choose the one that will make you the happiest. I have no idea what career i will end up pursuing, I have no idea where i will end up in 20 years, I don't even know where i will be in 6 months. But thats the point, the point is to enjoy the thrill and not dwell on the things you don't know and cant control. I strive for happiness.

101 things about me

1. When i was little everyone thought i looked like Boo from Monsters Inc and when we went to the theatre to see the premier, i was stopped three times to take a picture because they thought i was supposed to be Boo
2. I am allergic to chocolate and beef
3. I tutor in the special ed classroom in the morning and its my favorite part of my day
4. My dad and his side of the family are from Brasil and they all speak fluent Portuguese
5. Ive gotten a concussion at a rock concert but we stayed at the concert for the rest of the time
6. I used to be obsessed with Whitney Houston and Fergie and i know pretty much every song of theirs by heart
7. I competitively swam for 11 years and quit my last year of high school
8. If i had to eat one type of food for the rest of my life it would be Chinese, hands down
9. I currently have 5 dreadlocks and I'm wanting to eventually do my whole head
10. My first and only surgery was when i was 5 and i got my tonsils out
11. The Goonies scared me as a kid and i haven't watched it since
12. When i like a song i will play it over and over for days and not get tired of it
13. I hate fishing
14. My blood type is A positive
15. I love thunder and lightning storms
16. Ive spent an entire Christmas break watching all of the Hannah Montana shows & movies
17. I am a Leo
18. I enjoy traveling alone in any type of transportation
19. Lavender incense is my favorite scent
20. I have brown eyes and i just recently accepted them
21. I have 7 piercings
22. I have a giant freckle on my nose that everyone used to make fun of
23. I wear an onyx necklace around my neck everyday
24. I lived in Colorado Springs for four years
25. I have a younger brother who will be starting high school next year and an older sister who is 11 years older than me and has a baby
26. I was almost named Makeesha
27. I was a counselor at Camp Barnabas for 2 years
28. I've wanted a septum piercing since my sophomore year and i plan on getting one when i turn 18 in July
29. I could wear flip flops any day of the year and be fine
30. I have dyed my hair purple and blue
31. I had braces for 4 years
32. The white monster drinks are my all time favorite beverage
33. Any time i type the word "favorite" i want to type "favourite"
34. Prom was the first and only high school dance that i've gone to
35. Whenever i was a permit driver, i was driving down the road and my dad told me to stop the car and instead of putting my foot on the brake i straight up put the car in park going 30 mph.
36. I have shaved off half of my eyebrow, not fun
37. I've seen every episode of full house, multiple times
38. If i end up wanting children, i want to adopt
39. I hate when there is pulp in orange juice
40. I don't like having my picture taken
41. I tend to repeat myself
42. My best friend is a  softball prodigy and she used to make me play catch with her, when i am completely nonathletic, she threw the ball and it rolled off my glove and hit me really hard square in the face
43. i hate reading but i could write for hours on end
44. I am certified in life guarding and CPR
45. I have a dog named Pepper who is partially blind so when he tries to run he rams right into anything in front of him
46. The thing that i appreciate most in nature are sunsets
47. I love when everything is neat and tidy but i hate cleaning
48. I prefer sweet tea over coffee
49. I am very good at entertaining myself
50. When i lived in Colorado I remember it would snow so much that we were able to make a tunnel and a fort that wrapped all around our house
51. I tried to learn how to ride a bike when i was 5 and the first time my dad let go i ran straight into a fence and i never got back on a bike til i was 11 or 12
52. I find it extremely difficult to speak my mind
53. I hate it when people text and they misspell words or they shorten the sentence
54. But i also hate grammar nazi's
55. I have a new found love for scary movies
56. I hate most condiments
57. When i lived in Colorado we had three miniature poodles and i would dress them up everyday in my build a bear clothes and i'm pretty sure they hated it
58. I am not a morning person, at all
59. The toe next to my big toe is a full centimeter longer than my big toe, my friend and i looked it up and its considered a toe disorder
60. It freaks me out to be late to any function but i am late to pretty much anywhere i go
61. I have gone to 8 different schools since i was 5
62. I love big cars like jeeps and hummers but as of right now i drive a slug bug
63. Singing is like therapy to me, but you will never hear me sing
64. When i was younger, my friend and i would collect the black beetles in my backyard and keep them as pets in a fish tank, yes, i would feed them fresh veggies
65. I'm super impatient
66. When i was born my parents nicknamed me thumper because my dad was in shock about how fast my heart beat was and he thought it sounded like when thumper thumped his foot on the ground
67. I have to sleep with my closet and bedroom door closed
68. I have watched the show One Tree Hill 4 times through, and there are 9 seasons
69. Im gay
70. I am probably the worst dancer that i know
71. I like target more than Walmart, but i always end up going to Walmart
72. My childhood best friend and i combined had over 200 webkinz
73. The personality trait that i am most attracted to is if you have the same sense of humor as me
74. I used to love rock music for the first 3 years of high school
75. I HATE DOLLS
76. I used to sing in the shower as loud as i could until my dad took a video outside the door and posted it on the internet
77. I love love love self expression, tattoos, piercings, hair dye, clothing, ect...
78. Im scared of big dogs because when i was 13 i was bit by a german Shepard on my right calf and it left 4 canine marks on my leg
79. No matter the temperature, i have to sleep with a blanket on
80. My favorite flowers are roses, basic i know
81. Lavender hot chocolate is the best drink in the world
82. I hate being told what to do
83. I was in orchestra

Childrens story draft

Tyreese, ever since he could remember, loved running

He loved the thrill of going as fast as he could

He would run and run til night came, and the next morning he would wake up and run again

One day he saw a flyer that said that there was going to be a track race in town this coming Saturday

 and the winner of the race will be introduced as the fastest runner in the city and will be eligible to compete nationally

Tyreese was filled with excitement and he ran home to tell his mom

Huffing and Puffing, he dashed through the kitchen and ran right into his mother

She asked "whats going on, sweetie?" and he told her about the flyer he found and told her that he wanted to sign up for the race

Of course she said he could because it was his passion and she knew he would work hard to reach his goal

That minute Tyreese ran outside and started training

He stopped by Lily's house, and then Chavon's house to tell them the news and asked if they'd help him train and start timing his runs

They started immediately, and they would time him and help motivate him every day until the race

It was now race day and Tyreese was terrified, he knew he put in the hard work and of course with his friends by his side he knew that he had a great chance at winning the race.

He waited and waited by the track until it was time to start the race

The announcer said "the race will begin in 5 minutes, runners start your way towards the track and get in position" 

Tyreese felt a storm of butterflies in his stomach and he froze

He didn't realize how many people were going to be watching

Lily, Chavon, and his mother came and gave him a giant group hug and told him to remember that he is the best he can be and thats all that matters, and that they all still love him

He rushed out to his spot on the track and got into starting position

"The race will begin in 30 Seconds"

He took a deep breath and remembered what his friends and mom told him

3...2...1..

The gun shot and they were off

Tyreese ran as fast as his feet could take him

He crossed the finish line and ran right into the arms of his friends

They were screaming "YOU WON", "YOU WON"

Author Bio

Morgan McClure was born and raised in Springfield MO with her mom, dad, and brother. She was always a huge fan of children's books but never found the aspiration to write until the age of 17, who was encouraged by her friends and Creative writing teacher, Mrs. Fraser

Childhood questions

A day from my childhood that i will always remember is when i found out that i had an older sister. When i was in fifth grade, there was a day that my parents got a letter in the mail and they made a huge deal out of it but wouldn't tell my brother and i what it was about. We had plans to go to a friends house but my parents went into a different room to talk about it and read the letter while Grayson and i sat and talked ourselves in the living room waiting to go to Megan's. They soon came out and asked us if we wanted to hear a surprise now or go to our friend Megan's house for an hour. Of course we weren't that interested in the letter as we thought so we went to my friends house. When we got back an hour later, we all sat in the kitchen and my mom explained to us that we had an older sister named Rachel. My mom had her when she was in high school but didn't think that she could give her the best life that she deserved so after Rachel was born she put her up for adoption. Twenty three years later Rachel found my mom on a website for adopted kids to find their birth parents and she sent her a letter that said she wanted to meet her and talk about how her life has been and see how my moms life has played out. It was so crazy to me that i had a sister that i never knew and to this day i have a very good relationship with her.

There are a lot of cultural influences in my dads side of the family. My dad and his siblings were born in Brazil because my grandparents are missionaries there. My grandparents both originally lived in Crane Missouri and Arkansas but after they got married they moved to Brazil and started a family, and because they were both from the united states they wanted their kids to all speak both english and Portuguese. I know a lot about the culture in Brazil and I've always been around people who speak Portuguese but i never learned the language and i have visited there once.

When i lived in Colorado, my old best friend and i loved to play outside and pretend that we were going on adventures and playing with our imaginary friends. And so one day we were walking through this giant field in my backyard and saw tons and tons of these giant black beetles, of course we were fearless so we would pick them up and let them crawl all over us. We realized that its getting cold outside so we thought that we should collect as many of these black beetles as we can and put them in my empty fish tank so they "can stay warm in the winter". She would inspect them and tell which ones she thought were boys and which ones were girls and we would paint blue nail polish on the boys and pink on the girls. We made a mini world for them inside the fish tank and would only give them veggies to keep them healthy.

Gas- Inspired by hopper

It was a late night after a long day and i found myself behind the wheel on an open road. I never remembered starting the car or even putting on my seatbelt, but i would always end up at the same place. I would blast the same old songs that i had on my phone and roll the windows down to feel the wind blow through my hair. Sometimes i would take different routes just to mix it up so its not the same road, same stoplights, or same buildings every time. Taking those different routes would almost be terrifying but an adrenaline rush at the same time, you never knew where you would end up or if you would get lost. But even though its scary there is also a calming aspect to it, you were lost but you were lost on purpose, and i always found my way back home. When it was finally late enough and i realized that i used at least half a tank of gas that night i would drive to the only gas station that was open in my area, i would grab a cold peach tea and have the worker put the rest of the 20 dollar bill on pump 4. When i was here i would know that my night of driving was over and that i can go home and get some sleep. Cause tomorrows always a new day.