

Brian StumbaughWe all called him "Stumby" or "Coach" for short, since he was one of the football team's coaches, at Voorheesville High School. Mr. Stumbaugh was also my English teacher and he was constantly encouraging us, as a class and as individuals, to push the writing envelope and "think outside the cookie tin."Brian Stumbaugh
Mr. Stumbaugh was in his mid- to late thirties, had brown hair, a mustache and tended to dress like he went to Harvard. He would wear sweater vests over dress shirts and ties with slacks, but we all loved him anyway. He had short hair, cropped close to his head and he was always smiling. I think his f


Memoir of AbandonmentWhen I was three my mom says I always asked, "Where is Daddy?" My dad had been an alcoholic and my mom divorced him. He did not come around to see my sister, Jocelyn and I. Neither of us knew why and Mom was not about to tell us.Memoir of Abandonment
Dad finally started coming around about a year later and taking us for weekends. I do not remember actively missing my dad. I do remember knowing he was not there and that he should be, but that my mom would not let him be.
Then when I was fourteen my mom and then step dad were going through a really ugly divorce and dragging all four of us kids through with them. They pull


Summers No Longer On RepeatI've worked at the same summer camp for years, Heldeberg Workshop. The first year I helped out my mom for free because I wasn't old enough to be paid and I couldn't be on as an employee for insurance reasons. I helped her keep the kids under control, do projects, run them to the nurse for insect bites and things. For the last three I was on the payroll, as a volunteer. This means I did everything for the teacher and got paid squat. I didn't care it was my first job.Summers No Longer On Repeat
The summer of my third year was one of my best at Heldeberg Workshop. I met a lot of new people and strengthened


Art and Its SignificanceIn the essay, "Concerning the Spiritual in Art" by Wassily Kandinsky the significance of art is explained. Kandinsky states, "Every work of art is a child of its time; often it is the mother of our emotions (3)." Art is important enough that he feels the need to describe it in such human terms; child, mother.Art and Its Significance
If art is the child of its time then that means it has all the aspects of a specific point in time poured into it. An artist, no matter how far above society they are is always a part of that society, because to be a successful artist is to appeal to the people. If you create a piece of art tha
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"But at the end of the day, when in doubt, paint it black and stick a skull on it."
-Voltaire
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"But at the end of the day, when in doubt, paint it black and stick a skull on it."
-Voltaire
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