Posts Tagged ‘essay’

Why I Need a Wife

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Why I Need a Wife

(Jane Schlosser)

In a perfect world, every woman would have a wife. Unfortunately, there is no such world, but I still need a wife. I have asked for a wife for years. Every time my family says, “What do you want for your birthday: Mother’s Day, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, or Easter.” (more…)

Americanism

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Americanism

(John W. Robinson lives in Montana.)

Most times when we think of Americanism we think of events of great magnitude. The Revolution. The Westward Movement. The Civil War. The industrialization of the country. The Great Depression. Things of that magnitude. In reality, those are only the products of Americanism. (more…)

Take Out a Piece of Paper

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Take Out a Piece of Paper

(Analisa Jacob is a graduate of Central High School in Omaha, NE.)

Of the four years in high school, I think my junior year was the worst of all. Deadlines, due dates, and curfews were all thrown at me in one big package. “This is the one year colleges look at, so make it count!” screamed the counselors, but every time a counselor, or a peer, or teacher said that to me, I asked myself the question, “Make it count for whom?” (more…)

The Lost Child

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

The Lost Child

(Bev Cransier)

Why am I so afraid to create on paper what has been my constant underlying passion since I was a young teen of 16? What is it that I am so afraid of? Failure? Rejection? Could be. Or is it actually more to it than just those insecure feelings? (more…)

The Garden

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

The Garden

(Diane Callaway is student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha)

The garden can be much more than a plot of land planted with flowers. Through time, a garden can evolve and grow much like the gardener himself. The garden does more than provide a scenic view. The garden can become a medium for personal expression, an individual spiritual guide, and an intimate passage to nature. (more…)

A Little Off the Top

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

A Little Off the Top: Infiltrating the American Tapering Barbershop

(By Kim Bultsma, Fine Lines webmaster and English teacher at Bellevue West High School, Bellevue, NE)

“There’s many a man hath more hair than wit” (William Shakespeare).

Most men hate going to beauty salons. For one thing, salons smell as if hairdressers use their coloring products to wash the floors. And men can’t just walk into a beauty salon and expect a cut within the next 10 minutes. Women are willing to wait for beauty; men want to look good now, when they have the time. (more…)

Archive: Essays

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Essays

Click on the links below to view featured articles by Fine Lines writers.

Kim Bultsma “A Little Off the Top: Infiltrating the American Tapering Barbershop”
Diane Callaway “The Garden”
Bev Crasier “The Lost Child”
Mike Foster “Syncronicity and Composition”
Analisa Jacob “Take Out a Piece of Paper”
Matt Mason “To a Young Poet”
G. Lynn Nelson “Writing Beyond Testing: The Word as an Instrument of Creation”
John W. Robinson “Americanism”
Jane Schlosser “Why I Need a Wife”
Bill Schock “Hanging Out the Warsh”
Bill Schock “How Busy Are You?”
Cindy Vacek “A Variety of Expressions”
Dr. Don Welch “Why Prosody?”
Joell White “The Emergence of Me”
Mary Davey Wilson “Heart and Soul: Writing to Heal”
Clark Wisniewski “Who’s Knocking?”