Blog Carnival Special Edition--Personal Narratives

Your personal narratives are awesome. That's why we're doing this special edition of the blog carnival.

Click on the first sentences below to take you to the narrative. I thought your first sentences would be a great teaser to the whole essay. Here they are (in no particular order):

1. “If I died, would you cry?”; this was the question my mother always asked me. I didn’t understand why at the time, but now I realize that I’m not as fortunate as others. (Tim H)
2. I sat in the back of a dark colored van. (Caley M)
3. My parents probably thought that I’d fall asleep soon after the movie started. (Wyatt G)
4. The intense rays of the summer sun beat down on me and bake my skin golden brown as salty sweat droplets run down my brow. (Megan M)
5. Laughter erupted in the room as I sat quietly on the couch watching as Ella, the youngest out of four girls that I was taking care of, made a silly mistake in the game that she and her cousins were playing with my older sister. (Ryleigh T)
6. “I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always. As long as I’m living, my baby you’ll be.” (Davis W)
7. As I struggle to keep my eyes open, darkness surrounds me from every direction. (Justin N.)
8. Waiting. makeup. waiting. hairspray. waiting.  fittings. waiting. Hours of endless waiting all leading up to ONE 30 second walk. (Carly H)
9. The day had been going really well. (Sam V)
10. “Always say yes. Never miss out on an opportunity, even if it might seem like a smallinsignificant experience.” (Sarah M.)
11. This year I have taken up mountain biking and I can say with all honesty that it was the best decision of my life. (Mitch T)
12. There was a time when I didn’t know what music was, and when I could not feel the power it possessed within me. (Kay-Kay R)
13. “Girls are gross.” (Bella B)
14. I’ve always loved traveling and seeing other countries, but it’s a completely different feeling when you’re traveling to another country to live in it for a year. (Shira W)
15. Would I always be left feeling breathless, as if I was playing an impossible game of tag in which I would never catch up? (Lauren P)
16. Adversity has as many different faces as the people it affects. (Cory M)
17. At the age of 16, Rayne Crossen existed in my life as a test of patience and a constant reminder that everyone deserves compassion. (Kali C)
18. 1. I remember vividly the fear and anxiety starting to set in during the overseas flight in January 2012. (Eric K)
19. 1. It was mid-jump and I was having the time of my life. (Christian P)
20. 1. I had stepped through a time machine. (Chris R)
21. 1. It started when I felt a wet sensation on my neck. (Alex S)
22. 1. 1. 1. All is silent, meaningless, then filled with a voice shouting for help. (Adam T)
23. To really understand dyslexia you have to imagine words that are alive and hiding among nonsense filled sentences. (Kenna B)
24. The ball pit. We were at the ball pit which was one of my favorite places in the world. (MacLean F)