The Butterfly Commentary

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The last, the very last,

So richly, brightly, dazzlingly yellow.

Perhaps if the sun’s tears would sing against a white stone… Such, such a yellow Is carried lightly ‘way up high.

It went away I’m sure because it wished to kiss the world goodbye.

For seven weeks I’ve lived in here,

Penned up inside this…

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Challenge Weeks Four and Five: Media and a Memory

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When I was little, I adored my ginormous, pale pink, fluffy puppy named Penelope, except when I was little I couldn’t pronounce “Penelope” so she was “Penople”. She was the jewel of my huge collection of stuffed animals.

I remember when I received her. “Puppy!” I’d squealed, overjoyed. I immediately jumped onto the fluffy puppy that was more than double my size. My…

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Challenge Week 3: Apps

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Here are some apps I use on a regular basis. These are the apps that get me in trouble with my parents because I never put down my iPad to talk with them.

Wattpad: Wattpad is a veritable treasure trove of literature! It has fanfiction, romance, horror, poetry, comedy, original work, classics, and so much more! It has unpublished, and published, finished, and…

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Challenge Week 2: Tony C’s

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Breathe in, breathe out. The unique aroma of Italian food should waft up your nose. You should see black and red drapes, and candle-lit, black granite tables. This is one of my favorite places in Austin:  Tony C’s.

Why, might you ask, do I love this place so much? The food. The wonderful, amazing…

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My D’var Torah

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This speech was written by me (duh) for my Bat Mitzvah. I will be reading this to about 200 people on Saturday, February 22. In 5 days! Now it’s time for me to start freaking out. So, here’s my speech;

Hello.

One of the most interesting pieces of my Torah portion is the fact that, after God asked any…

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Night VS Day

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Night-
Darkness, Shadowy, Quiet, Calm, Stealthy, Soothing, Tranquil
The moon is covered by a blanket of stars,
This is Night.

Day-
Bright, Sunny, Loud, Busy, Silly, Crazy, Full of Laughter
The sun beams down at us, suddenly hiding behind a cloud,
This is Day.

Hebrew

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From right to left, what most people call backwards, and I call familiarity.  The language that when I speak  it, I get looks like I’m an alien.  When I write it, I get stares of shock and awe as I write in those ancient glyphs.  When I practice it, I get stares and questions of “Whoa! Could you teach me that?” or “Wow! Are you…

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I Am From…

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I am from Houston,
From what feels like the most humid, swampy climate on planet Earth.
I am from long nights under covers, secretly reading.
I am from the JCC, where I can be myself with people who are just like me.

I am from darkness, preferring to stay unseen in the shadows.
I am from long discussions with…

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Writer's Notebook

Halloween Front Porch

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As I watched, hidden in the shadows, a child, no more than four or five approached the house at the end of the cul-de-sac shivering in the crisp Autumn air, and, as I watched, she knocked on the door to the house, candle-light flickering just under the dusty old curtains, visible just for a second, then gone, hidden under the dark drapes, shielding them once…

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