Ayleen Lindahl: Writer

BSU | ENGL 4170

As a writer, I am slow as a snail if I have no deadline. Otherwise, I will keep a story outline brewing in my mind for days, weeks, months, or even years. The tension slowly builds up and finally I will sit down and begin writing down the ideas and try to start my piece. The following are College stories or poems that did have deadlines and are finished products. Some of these may be about painful experiences and were hard to write, much less read again.

Poems

Essays

Shadows in the Woods
This is a poem that I created from memory of my childhood. My cousin and I were in our young years, around ages seven. We always ran through the woods in search of bears and never quite got one since we were frightened off by every sound.

Legacy
This is an essay I wrote with my mother in mind. She has gone through so much and I wanted to show her how proud I was of all her achievements.

Shell
This poem is supposed to be read slowly, a replica of people and how even with all our faults, we are still special

That Damn Motorcycle
This story is based on the morning we found out my father had been killed in a motorcycle accident. I have been told many times that it made readers cry, so view at your own risk.

Shadows in the Woods
Thick branches slapping back Small hands shielding Through the dense maze I look No Bears. Look! Behind that fallen tree! Movement! I grab my cousin’s arm Pointing A bear will roar up His teeth long and sharp He will gobble us up! My grip tightens My cousin flinches Brush shakes Mouth open Heart pounding	The trees become eyes They wait Silence Thick fluids rushing Through my red ears My muscles tense I watch Flying fur Snarling teeth! We don’t look back The forest turns Liquid silence Innocent rabbit Shaking in fear Scurries back Behind that fallen tree

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