Author Archives: brooke

About brooke

Hi! I'm Brooke, and I'm an author. I love writing; I always have, and I love anything that has to do with words and poems and reading. I also like to sing, act, swim, and laugh (a lot.)

Harry Potter Poll

Hey everyone! I know I haven’t had much to post; but at least I can create new polls. I just posted a new poll (same location as the book genre poll) down at the bottom of the left-hand side-bar. ‘Favorite Harry Potter Book.’ Vote now!!

– Brooke

Poll

Hey, everyone!! I just added something new to my blog: a poll! I’m pretty excited about it…just scroll down to the bottom of the page, and the poll will be the last thing in my sidebar. Please vote on your favorite book genre. Hopefully I’ll come up with a better poll soon! πŸ™‚

– Brooke

First Article

Hey guys!! I wrote a post earlier about being on the Leon High Life Staff, and I just recently finished my very first assignment! I’m really excited, and I was going to post the link earlier….but I forgot. So here’s the link to my first feature article: http://www.leonhighlife.com/?p=1953

If you have the time, go ahead and read it. πŸ™‚ If you have even MORE time, check out the rest of the website! All of the writers are really great and really talented. If you’re a student at Leon High School, the website gives extra info about what’s going on at school that you might not hear about during the day.

Awesome!!!

Yours very sincerely,

– Brooke A. Harrison

Wakulla Springs

Hey everyone! I just wanted to tell you a little bit about my day at Wakulla Springs. πŸ™‚ It was a lot of fun – and I actually went off the high dive 10 times!! A new record! It may not seem like much – especially because we were there for about 3 1/2 hours – but my old record (beginning of the summer) was 2. So I’ve definitely improved.

I’m telling you what – there’s nothing like pushing your limits and personal goals to boost your ego. That high dive did it for me. I stood there for about 30 minutes debating whether or not to jump, but later it made me think that the high dive at Wakulla is like every other situation in life.

You can stand there and think about it, or you can jump. That pivotal moment before you decide to spring off of the ledge (and it’s 13 feet down) is like…heck. It’s pretty important. But I realized that sometimes, you can’t think. You just go. You just do.

I had jumped off 4 times already, thinking that I was done, when another family climbed up the stairs and stood there wondering whether or not they should take the plunge. The oldest girl, who I learned was 13, was a lot like me. She would step to the edge, and back away quickly when she looked down at the water.

We tried to tell her how much fun it really was, and I pinky-promised her that I would go again if she would. I wound up jumping off twice more for her – 6 times. She still wouldn’t jump. I knew that everyone else had felt the same way about me, too, but eventually I jumped. This girl didn’t jump. She was up there with us for 30 minutes, maybe more, and then she had to go. Her parents gave her one last chance to jump, but she didn’t. She took the ‘walk of shame’ back down the stairs.

That frustrated me. From the moment I arrived in Wakulla, I resolved to jump off of that high dive. Even if I stood there for the entire 3 hours, I would have done it at least once. I wound up jumping 10 times, like I mentioned earlier. Point is: I knew that girl would regret it if she walked away.

I don’t know that for sure; maybe she’s glad she didn’t go; but I know I would have regretted it. If I hadn’t jumped, I wouldn’t have had a good topic to blog about. If I hadn’t jumped, I wouldn’t be able to sit here now and think about the other fears I might soon face.

Just saying.

Leon High Life

Hey everyone!! I just wanted to let you know that I am now on the staff of the LEON HIGH LIFE NEWSPAPER! If you don’t go to Leon, you can still check out the Leon High Life Online, which I will also be writing for. Here’s the link: http://www.leonhighlife.com/ If you DO go to Leon, the Leon High Life Online is still a great way to find out what’s going on at the school. We’re trying to update it every day! I got my first assignment today, so I’ll let you know when my feature article is online! I’m so excited.

– Brooke! πŸ™‚

Time for School

My days of summer
are drawing to an end
no more dips in the pool
because its time for school.

It passed so quickly
these lazy days
homework is on its way
and my blue sky is now gray.

I never did do
the many things I had in mind…
no time for boredom anymore
busy school plans are knocking on my door.

Many memories of my summer
will I keep forever
of these I will daydream in class
looking out the windows of glass.

I know there is lots
to look forward to
during my freshman year
although I can’t wait for summer to get here. (again)

Goodbye

You watched us laugh,
you watched us learn,
you watched us grow…
and now it’s time
for you to go.
It’s so very sad,
we’ll miss you too
but as you know
you’re through.
Whatever you may go on to do,
we’ll be with you,
in mind and soul –
we hope to be in your heart
also.

I needed a new poem to put here on my blog, and I found this in one of my many journals! It’s short and sweet but I like the sincerity.

Check It Out

Okay, so I called this post ‘check it out’ because I really didn’t want to title it ‘FYI.’ I’m getting a little tired of those. However, ‘check it out’ makes sense too because I just updated the ‘Scharred’ page and I think you all should check it out if you’re interested!!

– Brooke πŸ™‚