Category: Piece of the Week

by Jessi, San Mateo I usually ride my bike almost every morning at three AM to the bust stop by the gas station. I go to the gym and then ride my bike back home by nine to get ready for school. I used to have a black and red cruiser with a cushioned seat. I didn’t mind the heaviness of the bike because it was easier on my backside whereas the old bike I use now has a seat hard as rocks.  I remember asking my mother how to ride a bike when I was younger. I had seen

by Psmacks, San Francisco I wouldn’t say it’s a gift of words but I would say this is some information to help you succeed in this lifetime. You don’t have to play the game you see everybody else playing.  Now, reread that sentence, don’t let that go over your head. What I mean by that is this new generation base their life off of what everybody else is doing in the moment. Yeah, you might be that guy everybody praises but really think about it. After a while, people will forget about you once somebody else do the same thing

by Isabella, San Francisco The first person I would like to thank is my mom. Honestly my mom is one of the best things in my life. I remember before my mom it was just me and my dad.  It was hard for my dad to raise a kid like me on his own so when my mom came into our life I finally had a woman/mother figure to look up to. Honestly I don’t know what I would do without her.  Second, I would like to thank my dad. My dad met me when I was a baby at

by GR, Santa Clara What motivates me to try to do better is quite a few things. I’ve been just doing me for a while dealing with my circumstances, but all it’s done is end me in here and cause me to lose a lot of people due to my actions. I’m tryin’ to do better for my younger brothers so they could learn right from wrong and so I could be there in they life. I’m tryin’ to change my ways and ignore the BS that’s just gone hold me back from succeeding.  For me, it’s about respect and

by SM, Sacramento Dear Drugs,  Where can I start? What can I start with? Oh Drugs, you and I have been through some crazy shhh. I’ll never forget all the memories I’ve had with you. All the great times and bad. All the fun and life-threatening experiences. We’ve been together for so long, almost five years now. It’s going to be hard having to say goodbye.  You’ve been my backbone. You’re all I know. All I cared about. For years, I lived my life on drugs, and for drugs. I rely on you when things go wrong. When all else

by JS, Sonoma I am not going to lie. Before I answer this question, I want everyone reading to pause and visualize how strong your mind is. Think about if your mind was different who would you be.  I know that if my mind was different, I would have never been in this situation. Young men are being influenced the wrong way. For example, we look for respect if we don’t have role models. But nowadays the way respect comes is from hanging with a respected group, shooting and fighting.  But to be honest when you let your mind convince

by Andrea, Alameda My advocate is my dad. He always have my back and I love him to death. He is someone I can always talk to, and I know he always have my back. I know my dad see greatness when he looks at me. I’m very smart and independent. My dad always came through when I need him. When I’m going through things, he always makes sure he have my back.  My worst critic is my sister. Or it could be myself at times. I’m very hard on myself because I know what I’m capable of. I’m very

by CL, Santa Cruz When I think of the word cure what comes to mind is something that will help someone get better. The reason I chose this issue is because I always see commercials of people that need help with cancer and they haven’t found a cure for it to help them out.  I think my desire to find a cure for cancer is that too many people are dying of cancer and a lot of little kids are dying of that disease. I think it’s really sad how kids don’t get to grow up and live a normal

by CL, Santa Cruz I’ve had some happy moments in life, but I have three favorites. One is when me and my family took a trip to Lake Tahoe. That was one of the most fun times in my life because me and my mom, uncles, aunts, and cousins all rented a big house where we all stayed.  It was fun because when we got there, the house had a little hill where you could park your cars, but it was full of a lot of ice and the cars didn’t have chains on the tires, so the cars couldn’t

by D, Sacramento What do I believe is the ideal job for me? I think the ideal job for me would be a basketball player. I would like to be a basketball player because it is something I love to do, and I have been doing it for a very long time. I do it with my friends and a lot of people. I used to play with my family all of the time and I really enjoyed playing (as we were winning).  I also love a challenge when someone is against me or my team. It is really fun