Lovely Setting "Memoir" by Carla K.

My heavy, tired feet plop out of my grandma’s old, beige Lexus. After a 6-hour flight my family and I are all ready for a warm, comfortable bed that my grandma’s house provides. I drag my tightly packed suitcase, which seems more worn than me. I lazily open the ancient wooden door and catch the sultry, sudden stench of scalding soup. The smell almost seems to wake me up but my limbs are still weary and fatigued. I see my grandpa slowly scooping the hot soup. My hunger takes over and I grab a bowl. The hard, glass table supports plates filled with tempting varieties of food: eggs with shrimp, noodles with chunks of tender meat, lightly buttered broccoli.


Check out Carla's use of alliteration, listed adjectives, effective colon use, and small details!  I love it!