The meet was so exciting. It seemed like all of the kids were breaking their personal best records.

His face was all bloody. He had blood coming from his nose and mouth, and he was flopping (on the ground).

A lot of the time it's how you say it. Whether your tone or having a smile on your face -- it makes the big difference.

Your language is really vivid. It was a lot to take in. What would you do to revise it?

The breach in the 17th Street canal is about 200 feet (60 meters) wide,

There will probably be some double-takes as she's obviously the Miss Hoolie the children have seen on television.They'll be like 'why aren't you on stage?

Public transit situates us so that we are given license to accept what's right in front of us, but will likely arouse our desire to compare our narrative to someone else's, to give ourselves permission to speculate upon a person's private space, or life, with no fear of recourse or punishment.