The description of heaven as an onion, having multiple different layers to explore as a metaphor in the chronicles of Narnia has always amused me.
Her palms were sweaty, knees weak, arms were heavy; was that vomit on her sweater already? Mom’s spaghetti?
The first time she saw that PubMed search, Aries Mandy could not believe her eyes.
Officer: Hi, welcome to the UCSF lost and found, how may I help you today?
A: Hi… I lost my identity.
Officer: Oh, you mean your school badge? Well, we have many here. What is your name?
Countless studies have shown that holding up your experiments toward the light makes you seem ten times smarter than you actually are. What these studies don’t encompass however, is that these objects tend to revolve around lighter objects mostly
This submission won second place in the Synapse Storytelling Contest's personal essay category.