mentor ‘john’
a story by [taya]
When John leaves Butler Writers, he goes home to feed his dog. He has a German Shephard named Toby Braxton. After he feeds his dog, he warms up some ravioli. Then, he watches Dr. Phil and falls asleep with ravioli on his pillow. When he wakes up, he says, “Ah shucks, I gotta wash this pillow now.” Instead, he throws it in the garbage.
John is 32 and married. His wife’s name is Ashley. Ashley is a mouth doctor, but not a dentist. John and Ashley live in a nice townhouse apartment with gates and stuff. They drive a 2013 silver Chevy Impala.
On weekends, John and Ashley do fancy stuff like go to the canal, eats steaks and asparagus, and take long walks in the park. On vacation, they go sailing in the Caribbean, and go to Niagara Falls to try different foods.
They like to watch Ellen because she’s funny and relatable. Sometimes they go painting and make pottery. On Thanksgiving, they go to John’s mom’s house and pet her little dogs. His dad likes to tell lame jokes to everyone, and they all pretend to laugh.
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