Oh no, the llamas have escaped again! In Alto’s Adventure, players take on the role of Alto snowboarding on snowy hills to catch his runaway llamas. The number of llamas caught translates to points, and coins found along the way serve as both points and currency to buy items that […]
Tag: Anna Stone
Whisper: or the Still Small Voice
This month’s poem strays from standard poetry because it actually consists of the lyrics to a song. I wrote this song on February 6th, the one-year anniversary of the earthquakes in Turkey. As my old hometown, Malatya, was one of the cities near the earthquake origin, many people and places […]
The First Snow: Girl on a Cloud
The First Snow On a sunset cloud she wandered She saw, she thought, she pondered For all who were below Didn’t seem to know Where to go or what to do Yet they hurried, hurried through On a small and lonely cloud The little girl wondered aloud Why these many […]
Rain: An Appreciation for Gloomy Weather
Rain brings many images to mind, from being caught in its inconvenience to jumping through puddles or simply being someone with glasses; rain means many things to many people. For me, it reminds of going to walk my dog and getting absolutely drenched or having to wade through the flooded […]
Autumn: The Best Things About My Favorite Time
It’s October! The weather has finally started cooling down. Cool breezes are chasing away the clouds of warmth and humidity. Or, at least, that’s how autumn begins in Batumi, Georgia. Autumn for you may begin when it rains, when you can eat certain foods, or even, depending on where you […]