Lisa Van De Laar: A Short Story

The fate of the cat’s life is still unknown. At this point, the author points out that “[t]he kitchen light came on,

Bessie and James were very much in love, and very excited about the arrival of the first child. One night after the couple had gone to bed, a horrible sound awakened them from a deep sleep. A horse in the barn kicked over a lantern. The horrible noise coming from the burning barn was the sound of the livestock perishing in the fire. The barn and livestock were a total loss, but they could not dwell on this matter long; for the baby was soon to come. As the two worked to get the babies room ready, and the clothes made. Bessie’s mother gave them the rocking chair that was in her nursery. It was not long, sooner than the couple expected, James Jr, was born on June 11th

When they arrived Mama and Kirst went inside, Annemarie and Ellen went for a walk. They walked down a path where they saw a cat that was eyeing them out. When they reached the ocean Ellen told Annemarie how she and never been to the proper ocean, only the harbour because her mum was afraid of the big sea and that it was to cold. The girls sat on a rock and took their shoes of. When they felt the water they got straight back out again. They then started to talk a they saw Mama waving for them to come back. When they got back Ellen as holding the kitten that was well asleep in her hands. Mama asked if they saw anyone and asked of the girls to make sure that they stayed out of sight from anyone else. They started to make dinner for when Uncle Henrick returned. The girls were getting ready to go to sleep when Ellen asked about her necklace when Annemarie responded by saying that it was in a safe hiding spot. While they were trying to fall asleep they heard the adults talking about why Henrick didn’t have a wife. Annemarie remembered the old times and how things had

She packs her cat, Pitty Sing into a basket and hides it below her suitcase. She believes that her cat, if left by himself while she went on the trip with her family, would either miss her greatly or accidentally kill himself. While most people are attached to their pets, and vice versa, cats are notoriously independent creatures. As long as Pitty Sing had been left enough provisions for the duration of the trip, he probably wouldn't have missed the grandmother at all. If anything, he would probably have thoroughly enjoyed himself because there would be no children yelling and screaming, and no grandmother wanting togive him constant attention, as I can imagine her doing. It is also very unlikely that Pitty Sing would have accidentally killed himself. Not only would he probably have been napping a good portion of the time, but cats are very lithe and graceful animals. He would have had to "brush up against one of the gas burners" with a lot of force in order to "asphyxiate himself" (O'Conner 367). By selfishly not telling her son about the cat joining them on their journey, she has started the ball rolling on the track to everyone's untimely

It was just a late night for Catherine, also known as Kitty, returning home from work around 3am. She parked her car and proceeded to walk to her apartment, about 100 feet away, in a quiet upper middle-class neighborhood. Less than a block away she was then grabbed by a strange man, "Oh, my God, he stabbed me! Please help me! Please help me!” She screamed. A light turned on in a nearby apartment and a voiced replied, "Let that girl alone!” Then the lights went out, the attacker walked away, Kitty was

is a forever commitment. But one anonymous woman couldn't give her cat, Susie, the forever home she deserved. She was dying. The woman gave Susie over four years in a loving home,but she couldn't stop there. So Susie's guardian decided to give Susie one last gift: she let the world see Susie through her loving eyes.

Lisamarie is one of the main characters in Eden Robinson’s novel. She is a young woman with supernatural gifts. Her brother Jimmy goes missing at sea under unclear circumstances. The disappearance of her brother rekindles her past memories, making her reflect on certain profound happenings in her life (Bridgeman 2). Lisa wakes up and finds her parents preparing to go and search for Jimmy who is missing. She decides to remain behind at first but later decides to join them. Unfortunately, she could not find a flight that will take her quickly to her parents. Lisa decides to take the family’s motorboat to sail along the Pacific Ocean coast and get there. At that point, we know that Lisamarie searches for her brother Jimmy over the course of Monkey Beach. The question is this; Is Jimmy the only one she searches for? The answer is no, she also searches for herself. Although she goes on a journey to look for her missing brother, she also seeks to come to terms with herself. She experiences a struggle between supernatural realm and a physical plane which correlates between mainstream society and cultural identity.

As I looked around, I saw three decrepit coffins in the backyard, opened, with three bodies in them: one for Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, and one for the dog. I thought to myself, “are they dead? Have they been murdered?” I really did not know, but as I walked passed the coffins to get my ball, I saw Mr. Johnson’s chest rise and fall. I was freaked out, so I snached my ball and ran over to the fence and climbed for my life. After I made it to the other side, I told all of the boys about my horrifying experience. They did not believe me at first, but one by one, they looked over the fence to see the living graveyard. Even after March 10th, we were still in astonishment to see the Johnson family sleep in their coffins at night. We eventually came to terms with the weird occurrence, but we did not know why the dog never attacked us on the first day that we went over to the Johnson’s. So one day, we went over to

Never in the history of the world did a heart sink to the bottom of the floor faster. A room she presumed to be filled to the brim with her peers, with flashing lights, and smiling faces. Was empty.

Around the time when space exploration was on the rise and just about everyone was doing something to aid in space exploration research, a father/scientist named Jeremy, is on the verge of making history. He is a single dad with a five year old daughter named Mary. His life is his family and his career but at the time was becoming too busy. Being so occupied with work he hired a nanny to take care of his daughter at home while he was in the lab. Eventually to fill the emotional void from not having a mother, Jeremy adopted a mid aged cat and named it Celeste. Mary and Celeste began to grow inseparable from each other very quickly. They did everything together. They were never apart. They were so attached

Raleigh, a shy 18-year-old girl, is on her way back from California and to Vancouver after visiting her boyfriend Stillman. She is traveling with three of her classmates (whom she barely knows) after missing her train. Raleigh believes that her soul was taken from her by a cat during the eighth grade, which leads to

“ARGH!” Lucy screamed as she stomped up to her room. “Life is so unfair, girl!” She told her husky, Thorn. Thorn barked in reply. “At least you understand me.” She said as she sat on her bed.

Wandering through the graveyard it felt like something was watching me. Every step I took I could feel a chill run down my spine. The flowers in my hand are already dying. I look down at each gravestone, and finally saw the words Anna Ayers. I sat down next to it and prayed. I cried the whole time. I let the emptiness fill up inside of me, until I saw something colorful. It was a person. I thought it was just the person who watches the cemetery at night. I said that I would leave any minute. He stood there and then made a creepy laugh, almost like…

When we got back to the house, I checked to see if the tuna I had placed on the deck for the disappearing cat was left unmolested. But, to my surprise, there it was, right where I had left it only being eaten. But it wasn’t being munched on by the white cat with orange ears that I’d found hiding out in the back of our shed. This was a completely different cat. Its fur was pitch black, and it had compellingly piercing-green eyes. Gauging from the petite size of it, I thought it might be a female which I was then later able to

“Please take Lucy For a walk” Pam Rosenthal says as she passes the little ball of 10 year old who is nestled into the corner of the couch. Frizzy brown hair and eyes like emeralds peek out from behind the “Vampire Academy”. A heavy sigh escapes Carly's mouth as she sets her book on the small wooden table that sits in the center of the living room. It is mostly decorated with misplaced and miscellaneous objects, such as guitar picks, random mail addressed to past roommates who no longer live here, and many a nick-nac. She pushes herself up and begins meandering from one room to the next, collecting all of the necessary materials for a “walk”: wallet, leash, dog, time in abundance. After clipping the leash onto Lucy's collar, green eyes and