The ball had just started and Kyle and Claudette were chatting when Kyle said. ‘You smell astoooounding!’... ‘I didn’t smell astounding. I had rubbed a pumpkin muffin all over my body earlier that morning to mask my natural, feral scent. Now I smelled like a purebred girl” (Russell 243).…
Nnneeaoowww. The small bush plane started up with ease as we pulled out from the the small cove on Nancy Lake. The plane bounced up and down, attempting to to get enough lift to take off on the water runway. Slowly gaining altitude, I felt my ears pop uncomfortably and adjust to the new altitude. Cutting through the air like a hot knife through butter, we began our short flight to Chelatna lake.…
He walked out on to the deck and it was pouring rain. He felt the waves get stronger. He had been at the bar for a while so he was feeling very light-headed as he started to lean over the edge. He backs away but thought it would be fun to go back and do it…
A ferocious barking woke me up from a dead sleep, momentarily confused, I got my wits about me and realized it was Yukon. Now, anyone who has dogs knows they have different barks for different reasons. Well, this was Yukon's serious "I mean business!"…
The birds chirped lazily in the towering trees. The sun was slowly beginning its descent over the horizon of Lake Eufaula. The gravel crunched under my feet as my family…
Pushing back the hatch I received a stinging slap as icy rain lashed into my face. I gasped for breath as a wave pounded over me. My breeches and hose, sodden, clung to me. The fear was real. My fingers gripped the rail with white strength.…
The smell caused him to throw up the little food that they had eaten the day before on the ground next to his feet. After he finally recovered, he stood up, wanting to see where the smell came from which was being obscured from his view by the many…
The smell was quite gruesome and he described his experience…
It is the next morning. Aldrich and Danny woke up early to start their next adventure at sunrise. Both got a big breakfast with scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes and a glass of milk to get energy for a long day. “Ready to go?”, asks Aldrich his friend. Danny answers, “Yea, it looks like an auspicious day.”…
This is significant because it shows that over time, she continually sees and believes the smell is doing human actions. This development over time is another sign that the narrator is slowly descending into madness. She thinks the smell is everywhere, waiting for and watching her. This could mean mean…
Being out on the lake was both terrifying and exhilarating at the same time. It was like being at the top of a rollercoaster waiting for the first drop, the heart-squeezing plummet to certain death that was never quite fulfilled. I never said no to a day on the water. “Race you to the buoys?” My best friend is one of those girls you love one second and want to choke the next.…
He walks into silence, that is due to the mood of the people being morbid. In like manner, the town and the people are not welcoming. "It smelled of harsh antiseptic; it smelled too clean and harsh and metallic."…
It was a dark night, you just finished your classes and walked along in a narrow alley. You tried to go home as soon as possible because you were so tired and just wanted to lay down. Suddenly, you smelled something that was extremely stinky, but somehow you started to secrete saliva. You slowed down your pace, just in order to enjoy the smell a little bit longer. Finally, you gave up your original thought and walked towards the source of the smell……
Or in this case, the smell of moldy cheese mistaken for the body of a dead person. The narrator is on a train. His best friend died, and his dying wish was to be taken home to his parents in Wisconsin. Naturally, the best friend and narrator were the ones set with this task. On the train, the narrator starts smelling the body.…
I look out into an intimidating body of water, after a drop of sweat falls off my face from biking to this beautiful destination, known as Lake Michigan. After I scope out the frigid windy lake, I walk down the bluff to begin my journey of learning to sail alone. As I touch the sand for the first time that day, it felt like I was pushing against a hot iron. As my dad and I make our way to the boat, my dad comes across the question, "Today looks like a nice day for you to try sailing alone, do you want too?". So many thoughts begin to run through my head like I have to answer a question for a million dollars.…