Personal Narrative-My Trampoline

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I create worlds. No, I am not a superhero, a Greek god, or insane (at least I hope not), but
I do have an unusual talent. I can imagine worlds. I can imagine plots. I can imagine characters.
All of this creation occurs on my trampoline. Perhaps I should explain. The trampoline is a special place for me because it is where I can be alone with my mind. Jumping on the trampoline
I can shrug off the binds of the external world and warp into a dimension of my own making.
Bouncing up and down I break through the fourth wall of this reality and enter my own.
Once in my own reality, everyday life fades away and I can see my own world as clearly as trees in the daytime. I have complete control of everything and everyone in it. In this exhilarating and
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We strategize, we upgrade defenses, we battle. With the flick of a wrist, I send a fireball at an Ice Wielder. It chips the Ice Element who, startled, backs away. I jump further into the fray and we fight it out. Tiring of this battle, I leap into another scene, skipping to a training sequence, and then on to another conflict. The World of
Elements is constantly in motion, no need to stop for personal conversations or explanations. On the trampoline, as I jump, I act out the best parts.
My trampoline worlds are private. They allow me to practice my feelings and thoughts, to create stories in my mind that can later be captured on paper. My time of solitary bouncing provides me with the inspiration and words to write. My creative writing assignments travel from trampoline to paper. Shrugging off the binds of gravity, I find my writer’s voice.
Mrs. Ritter:
I love it!

Alone, jumping on my trampoline, I found this essay. Studying my writing process, I discovered that when my mind is free and my body is active, my imagination is released.
Leaving the external world behind, I lept away from reality just long enough to capture these words. Today I write about writing. Maybe tomorrow I will create another