dear crayola / crazy art
a story by [zareya]
Now guys, look at the color of this playdough top and tell me what color you see. Looks baby blueish right? Now look at this playdough. Boy, this is green not baby blue. (Inhale) Crazy art, one of us is colorblind, and that one of that isn’t me. And this isn’t the first time it’s happened. Crayola’s on drugs too. I got a 50 color pencil pack and you know the example color thing on the back, the actual pencil would be a whole shade lighter. Did you honestly think we wouldn’t know the difference? Do you think we’re three? Well to be completely honest, the wanna-be-baby-blue playdough did come in my three-year-old brothers Peppa Pig Playdough Mold kit and it does say two and up, but that’s not the point. The point is…Wait, what was the point of this? Ughhh. It’s playdough. it’s not even fun. It’s not like anyone’s telling me to do this (meanwhile a playdough blob with medium or big googly eyes pops up behind you and shakes angrily). So why start…(you turn around because you feel as if something is behind you, but nothing is there because the blob quickly goes down. Three seconds later it pops back up as you talk.) Hmm that’s weird, anyways, like I was saying it’s not like…(You turn around again, but again it quickly goes down.) Alright what is going on? (You look around for someone, but find nothing and return to your spot to speak. The blob comes up one more time, but this time with a knife.) Okay–ummmm again it’s not like…Gotcha. (You turn around to see a playdough blob with a knife attacking you. You struggle but manage to get him off, you throw him to the ground and fight him under the desk or somewhere hidden. It appears you won, but 5 seconds later the playdough blob comes out with a bloody knife.)
ABOUT US
Ripple Effect is the online journal of poetry and prose for students at Broad Ripple Magnet School. It is also an after-school creative writing club, run by Butler University's Writing in the Schools program, where students work with mentors twice a week.THE ARCHIVE
- that’s life March 1, 2018
- somewhere in america March 1, 2018
- weak link March 1, 2018
- drowning March 1, 2018
- why? March 1, 2018
- regret March 1, 2018
- help me help you November 4, 2017
- brick November 4, 2017
- love November 4, 2017
- being strong November 4, 2017
- pizzeria November 4, 2017
- my toe looks like ham November 4, 2017
- windows November 4, 2017
- canned goods November 4, 2017
- my dad November 4, 2017
- life mistakes November 4, 2017
- same November 4, 2017
- fun fact about me November 4, 2017
- my birthdays November 4, 2017
- your’s truly, roxane March 28, 2017
- love u March 28, 2017
- mystery squad March 28, 2017
- albinia the albanian albino March 28, 2017
- grandma March 24, 2017
- best friends March 24, 2017
- the moment March 24, 2017
- it’s not you, it’s me March 24, 2017
- cereal killer March 24, 2017
- dear crayola / crazy art March 24, 2017
- runaway turkey March 24, 2017
- the lost princess March 24, 2017
- have I told you… March 24, 2017
- the mentor March 24, 2017
- rain March 24, 2017
- you think of me, too March 24, 2017
- mentor ‘john’ March 24, 2017
- catching feelings March 21, 2017
- today’s day March 21, 2017
- no light March 21, 2017
- no faking March 21, 2017
- dora freestyle March 16, 2017
- the journey March 14, 2017
- bad toni March 14, 2017
- possibilities March 14, 2017
- maree dc November 25, 2016
- unisloth November 25, 2016
- two paths November 25, 2016
- what should go into a relationship November 25, 2016
- the daily basics November 25, 2016
- realism November 25, 2016
- dear most perfect person in the world November 25, 2016
- invincible child November 25, 2016
- hands up, don’t shoot November 25, 2016
- a dog’s life November 25, 2016
- dear you November 25, 2016
- dear stranger November 25, 2016
- to future robots November 25, 2016
- to my brother November 25, 2016
- heart November 25, 2016
- happiness November 25, 2016
- confusion November 25, 2016
- break November 25, 2016
- every which way November 25, 2016
- i miss you November 25, 2016
- demons November 25, 2016
- ode to food November 25, 2016
- racism March 29, 2016
- mangoes March 29, 2016
- sadness is purple March 28, 2016
- cause March 28, 2016
- wisconsin March 28, 2016
- the ode to celery March 28, 2016
- ribcage March 28, 2016
- the fruitful waste March 28, 2016
- human March 2, 2016
- monster March 2, 2016
- happy March 2, 2016
- barnyard March 2, 2016
- judge me March 2, 2016
- forget all the liars March 2, 2016
- outside the box March 2, 2016
- widow February 29, 2016
- pete rob February 29, 2016
- blue February 25, 2016
- silences February 22, 2016
- the afterlife February 22, 2016
- tough to despise February 7, 2016
- a trip down the hill February 7, 2016
- be a hero February 7, 2016
- who would love a psychopath? February 7, 2016
- shoe February 7, 2016
- paper-thin February 7, 2016
- dream day February 7, 2016
- seeds February 7, 2016
- grandma February 7, 2016
- kissing the unseeable December 12, 2015
- happiness December 9, 2015
- dark night December 9, 2015
- the cries of pain December 9, 2015
- sometimes on mondays December 9, 2015