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Late one evening, Taylor’s grandmother went downstairs to get something to eat. Taylor tagged along. Her grandmother headed for the fridge and pulled out a cold sweet potato. Taylor had never h…

My mom can be a bit forgetful sometimes, absentminded, really. She’ll tell us to do something and then, an hour later, when she sees us done, she’ll be so proud. She really thinks we had the in…

Just one of those days…

He could feel the shovel vibrating in his hands as he struck something hard. Finally, after all the digging, he had found the treasure. Quickly, he piled the remaining bit of sand at the edge o…

I went on a journey
a fabulous one
filled with excitement,
adventure, and fun

I swam in the oceans
traveled to space
I explored the arctic
it’s a wonderful place

I played with the t…

The journey begins today
Climb in your boat
Down the river of life
Stop at the tree of knowledge
And pick apples for you to eat
Feed the birds of sadness
But don’t let them nest in your h…

the cycle repeats

A poem about straight lines

‘Don’t repeat the same thing over and over again.’
-Reed N. Dant

Since it was only the twenty-sixth of December, there was still time to kill before my kids went back to school. The holidays were over and they were bored. I was baking cookies and wondering i…

Soon after their mother and sisters left, Taylor and Sam went down to the basement to play. Their uncle, who was supposed to be taking care of them, was seated in front of the television. A bas…

Jenny walked in the front door, muttering to herself.

"If I jumped into the river, my hair would have been ruined, after I spent two hours straightening it. Then, because I was soaking wet, …

A series of limericks for my baby baluga

I saw her as soon as I entered the room. This was going to be too easy.

She didn’t notice me as I approached her. I was just another face in the crowd. It took a while to catch her eye, but …

Stan descended the rocky pass into the valley. He was even more determined to continue his journey, having heard the story behind the cursed valley and the bitter feud that led to its desertion…

“How was school today, honey?”
“It was great, Mom! I went on an adventure and saw tigers!”
_I don’t remember signing a permission slip for a field trip to the zoo. Jeff probably signed it wit…

Twenty-five years later, Jean Sheridan returns to Stonecroft Academy as an honoree. Upon arrival, she learns that five of her lunch table friends have died, in order by seating, and only one fr…

*Warning: If you value your sanity and happiness, you will stop reading right now. The following is a summary of one of the most woeful and dreary stories you will ever read. Further reading ma…

For those who don’t know how to use a thesaurus

“Rise and shine,” my father said.

To the commoner, it would sound as if my father were beckoning for me to awaken. But I knew better. It was my father’s idea of a joke. You see, we were shoe…