Edgar Allan Poe(10/19/12)

Poe was born on January with, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was an American short-story writer, poet, and critic. He was famous for his short stories and poems of horror. He is most famous for his poem The Raven. He was given the nicknames "Father of the Detective Story". His life, and especially his death is known as a mystery. Poe was at the Swan Tavern Hotel and joined "The Sons of Temperance" in an effort to quit drinking. On October 3rd, Poe was found laying face down on the ground. He was taken to the hospital but he was never conscience long enough to explain what happened. He was then pronounced dead for an unknown cause. People believe it was from his health problems associated with drinking, he was poisoned, or he killed himself. There are many theories why but we may never know.

Julie Otsuka(10/19/12)

Julie Otsuka was born in California on May 15th, 1962. She studied Art in college at Yale University.She pursued the career of an artist for several years until she realized where her true talents lived: in writing. Her first novel was When the Emperor Was Divine. It was about a Japanese-American family during World War II. The book was recommended by the New York Times and a San Francisco Chronicle Best book of the year.  She also wrote The Buddha in the Attic. Julie is still alive today and she writes short stories in New York City in her neighborhood.

O'Henry (10/19/12)

O' Henry
O' Henry (William Sydney Porter) was born on September 11th, 1862. He was known at a profile American short-story writer. He was famous for his surprise endings. O'Henry experienced a emotional heartbreak when he was only 3 years old after the death of his mother. O' Henry took his writing very seriously in business. He tried to start many companies and newspapers such as the humorous weekly- The Rolling Stone. That weekly failed so he joined The Houston. O'Henry's successful life soon went downhill. He was arrested for embezzling money. In jail he wrote short stories and sold them to save up money for his daughter  After getting out of jail he moved to New York City. In New York his health failed him due to alcoholic problems and other small factors and he died.

Saki (10/19/12)

Saki
Saki(Hector Hugh Monroe) was born in Akyab, Burma, on  December 18, 1870. Hector was a very weak child. Doctors examined him and predicted he would not live to adulthood. Hector had big dreams of writing and wrote at several places for several companies. He moved a lot for his work, for example he moved to London and began to write political satires for the Westminster Gazette. After a while his company was sent to France. After long years of writing, Saki decided to join the military. After joining he was promoted to Lance-Sergeant. Saki's life sadly ended one day when he was in combat and was shot by a sniper on November 13th, 1916.

My short story

In the summer I went to Florida for a lacrosse trip. It was surrounded around Disney’s Wide World of Sports and it was so much fun. When I first got to Florida, after my dad and I left the airport, we were so excited that we couldn’t wait another second and decided to head straight for Universal studios. It was my first time that I can remember being in Disney. My dad and I, who are Harry Potter nerds, knew exactly where we were going. To Harry Potter world of course! We went there and each had a glass of butter beer, which is a drink in the movies. After we left we hit the hotel pool and I hung out with the girls from lacrosse while my dad went off with the other dads. The next morning we woke up and I had my first game in Florida. It was crazy. We went to the ESPN Sports Center and it had restaurants, the nicest fields I have ever seen and played on, everyone had special uniforms just for their Florida team. It was so amazed and grateful to of had the privilege of being there. I was one of the youngest kids on the team so I watched the older players closely to pick up skills from them I had not yet attained. After a full day of winning all our games we rushed back to our hotel, took a 15 minutes shower and a 20 minute nap and then went back to the pool. There was so much to do I couldn’t wait. The team stayed their till about late 11 and we opened up the pool slide even though we weren’t supposed to, and the parents and coaches were all in a circle. Soon after, the kids joined in and we created “the circle of death.”  The coaches would announce in a dramatic way who were the 2 victims to fight against each other in the pool. Whoever dunked the other person first, won. It was so much fun. After that we all went to bed and got up the next morning for another full day of games. The same thing happened, the pool, the circle of death, all of that crazy stuff. My friends Alice Cumpston, Karli Maguire, and Morgan Santiago stayed up till 1 in the morning in the pool and doing tons of crazy and fun stuff. The next day was our last day. We made it to the semifinals and sadly lost after being exhausted from another days of full games. After that we went back to the hotel and my friend, Morgan Santiago, came with my dad and I to Disney. We went on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and thunder, mountain, Splash Mountain, and Space Mountain, and many more. After being totally exhausted I went to bed around 12:00 P.M. The next day was the day of our departure. Before going to the airport my dad and I said bye to everyone and then stopped at Universal Studios again to get our last glimpse of Harry Potter World. We had a lot of fun and then we went back to the airport and we sadly left Florida. It was an experience I will never forget and I hope I will have the opportunity to do it again next summer.