E.E. Cummings and His Works Two women walk past him, conversing with their noses pointed to the sky, in glistening attire, with fur scarves slung around their necks and ornate designs engraved into their dresses. His eyes shift from the gossiping women to a cluster of businessmen laughing while they smoked cigars inside a restaurant. The men dressed in black, colorless business suites, with fashionable ties, fashionable ... in life, and bloom into a person free of ignorance, and thruster into a pathway of open-mindedness. Last, Cummings implies the driving force to this route to enlightenment...

• Word Count: 4790
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

... ancient notion that all black cats were witches in disguise. Of course, she never seriously believed this, and I mention it only because I just now happened to remember it. Pluto - that was the cat's name - was my favourite pet and playmate. I alone fed him, and he followed my wherever I went in the ... its love for me seemed to increase. It followed me around with a determination that is difficult for the reader to understand. Wherever I sat, it would crouch beneath my chair or spring upon my knees. If a rose to walk, it would get between my legs, and nearly trip me, or try to climb up...

• Word Count: 3181
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School