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Creative Writing: Vignettes

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1) The Fire in My Father's Hands

2) Practice Till You Get Tired of It

3) The Playful Shadow

4) Not The Usual

5) Home Ruler

6) All Alone

7) Stop Judging!

8) Party Pooper

9) Different Things, Deep Meanings

10) Work, Save, Relax

The Fire in My Father's Hands

When I was a kid, about 5 to 8 years old, my hands would always get cold whenever the surrounding air is chilly. My dad would always tell me to rub them together, like you would in order to make fire. And so I did it. I rubbed and rubbed and rubbed. My fingers grind against each other from the tips of my little fingers to the base of my palm, but none of this worked. My hands still are cold, stone cold. Then my dad said after watching me rub for a whole 3 …show more content…

Then I thought to myself. Well, this is rare, mother is giving me free time.

Home Ruler

In German my name means home ruler. It means king. It is like the wind; strong, yet soothing. An energizing gust that one would welcome on a hot sunny day. It is like the symphonies that Beethoven conducted, vivid, strong symphonies.

Henry was my father's name and now I have it. Before that my father's name is Eric, then he changed it to Chief during college years. But now he is Henry, and I am Henry Jr. On that lazy afternoon when he told me that he changed his name twice, I asked him why he wanted to be called Henry.

He replied "Because I like the sound of it."
"What?! You chose your name and my name only because you like the sound of it? Isn't there some kind of symbolism behind it like Chinese names do?" I pressed.
But he just simply said "Nope."

Personally though, I do not dislike my name. It's alright, though it could be confusing when people just say Henry when both Yu and I are present. That's pretty much it, after all names aren't good material for bullying anyways.

All Alone

On lazy days when I'm bored, I daydream a lot. Just staring into space or look at the sky and the clouds or whatever that catches my intrest. I imagine various things, from the future, to the past. Sometimes I think of of the possibility of having a brother or sister since I am the only child in my house. I think of other people and their relationships with their siblings

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