Author Archives: 20balll

There was an immense amount of colors that filled the bright and luminescent sky. In front of me were abstract, colorful rays of sunshine ready to depart on an adventure to the other side of the world. Around us were … Continue reading →

Living in America in 2018 often feels like living within the walls of a news station. It seems like every day there’s another narrow minded shooter, another questionable twitter blast from our President, or another sexual misconduct accusation. Flashback to … Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered why two people of the same socioeconomic upbringing might end up pursuing drastically different paths in life? In a given family, one sibling might become a working man on Wall Street making six figures, while the … Continue reading →

It was six o’clock in the morning on June 1st 2016. I slept soundly to the loud screeching cars on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, as they had acted in place of a lullaby my whole life. A knock on the … Continue reading →

I hear the metal tracks creak louder and louder as I approach the station. My heart speeds up to allow my legs to move at a faster pace. My lungs expand and contract so rapidly that I fear they might … Continue reading →

Every year about 1,000,000 people immigrate to America. Each with the same dream. The American dream. The American dream is the idea that you can come from nothing, but with enough hard work and devotion you can achieve financial greatness … Continue reading →

My name is Enrique Ball, and I am an immigrant from Venezuela. The year is 1980, I am scared. I am confused. Around me all I hear is words. Words that I don’t understand. I look to my brother, Carlos, … Continue reading →

I woke up on June 27th 2016 inherently angry. I had been angry for the last twenty six days. But today is my birthday. I heard the loud yells of my wilderness guides calling out our names and stumbled out … Continue reading →

I’ve carried a persistent weight on my chest since the age of eleven. This weight sometimes feels like 1000 pounds, it never goes away, it’s painful. This weight is my breasts. I was the first person to develop breasts in … Continue reading →

My name is Liliana Ball and I am from Brooklyn, New York. I Really enjoy traveling and have spent many months in places like Hawaii, Arizona and Ecuador and The Galapagos Islands. I consider myself to be an avid writer … Continue reading →