No Purple In Camp: Chapter 1 - The Sting (Continued - Pt 2)
Nathan sat silently amidst the chaos. No. No, this was not supposed to happen. They...they were just going out to play frisbee! How was Nate supposed to know…
Car Troubles.
Dan looked over with a smile. “Ready Babe?” He questioned as he turned the key in the ignition. “Ye..” I paused, hearing the starter make that horrible click…
Packing up.
Last night was amazing. The crackling fire and the shine of the stars painted such a beautiful picture across the night sky, and the way the moonlight…
Perfect time to Panic.
The fire crackled and popped as I poked it with the stick I had found beside me. I was left in my own company while Dan wandered over the hill to find a…
Explosives, Darkness, and an Uneasy Sleep
The glow sticks were fading to nothing. Embers smoldered but gave off little in terms of light or heat. Overhead a roll of clouds robbed the night of its gay…
No Purple In Camp: Chapter 1 - The Sting (Continued)
“Spencer!” yelled Nate, as he ran over to his brother. He looked down at Spencer sprawled on the ground, and quickly knelt down next to him. “Spencer! Are you…
No Purple in Camp - Chapter 1: The Sting
“Come on, Spence!” yelled Nate, as he ran into the grassy field. “O-Ok. I-I’m c-coming,” replied Spencer, uncertainly. He ran out of the motor home after his…
That Bitter Taste
We were only Cubs, but on the cusps of graduation we’d been given the privilege of joining the Boy Scouts for a weekend excursion. Though only a few years…
Twenty-twelve;part two.
He looked up at the stars, apparently in deep thought. Then he smiled and put his arm around me. “For a girl, you’re pretty alright.” I tried to fight back my…
Twenty-twelve;part one.
“I wish the whole twenty-twelve, end-of-the-world thing would happen already. I can’t wait ‘til December.” Charlie said, putting more wood in the campfire. He…
Thunder
At 12,000 feet, thunderstorms are different. For you at home, watching the jagged silhouettes of the mountains and listening to the dull rumbles in the air…
Sharing Warmth
We share the blanket, on this cold night, pulling it over our heads to cocoon us off from the rest of the world. Your hand grazes mine and although we can hear…
God Made This
I was almost 9 years old when my family took me and my brother camping in Northern Ontario. I didn’t know it at the time, but the trip was a complete disaster…
Perfect Night for Cocoa
We had trekked around to the other side of a huge lake. Our gear was on our backs and our SUV was locked and parked far away. “Are you sure this side of the…
Today's The Day...
There comes a time in everyone’s life where you have to retrace your steps and work out exactly how things went so horribly, terribly, irreparably wrong. Dylan…
Out Himself
He went camping in the woods for six, seven days at a time. The trees were steep and rough and they made him very nervous, but he didn’t bring a tent - he was…
It'll Only Take A Second
“Check it out, an old shack,” J.T. said. “We don’t have time to check some creepy shack out, J.T.,” Kristen said. “We have a two hour hike back to camp and…