Short Stories Blog

The Short Stories Blog is a look at the changes in my site which helps parents guide their children writing short stories in order to improve literacy and social skills. In contains many light-hearted tips on writing, elements of a story, motivation, discipline, self esteem and help for work-at-home moms and dads. It...

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Nov 20, 2009, The Haunted Mirror

I looked around the old, derelict building and recoiled. I checked my watch. It was already past midnight. Why had I even agreed to be here?

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Nov 20, 2009, The haunted barn

My cousin's family lives on a large farm. Most of the land was inherited from their grandfather. One day I was spending the night and it was around

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Nov 20, 2009, Mary Shaw

Beware the stare of Mary Shaw She had no children only dolls And if you see her in your dreams make sure you never ever scream For she is taking

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Nov 20, 2009, When the log rolls over... we die!

One day there was a boy. A boy home alone. He was just about to go to bed when he heard a spooky song, When the log rolls over... we die! It

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Nov 20, 2009, The White House

There was once an old house in the back of the woods. A mental woman lived there but one day a man came to take her to a mental institution. She

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Nov 20, 2009, Only One Wizard's Curse

Adam had a very cold heart. He never cared about anyone. His actions also showed how cruel he was. Adam gambled and was a wanted thief. One day,

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Nov 20, 2009, Dead Man's Liver

There was a boy called Johnny. He loved to eat chocolate and candies and sweets, and he was getting quite fat from it. His mother had decided to ban

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Nov 20, 2009, The Mortition

Once there was a 12 year old boy, named Jack. He was 5'11. His parents died in a fire, so he went with his uncle Lu who is a mortition. His Uncle was

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Nov 20, 2009, The Giggling Girls

It was cloudy and spooky that day. Dried leaves lay all over the streets and lawns. You could see the moon approaching from behind the dead dry trees.

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Nov 20, 2009, The Cry

Dianna was home alone watching the news while her parents were gone. She saw there was a murderer that sounded like a crying baby in order to get its

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Nov 20, 2009, The Freak

In my class there is the freak. She has long wild hair, it's never tied back, with dark eyes that have no light in them. She sits alone at the back of

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Nov 20, 2009, The Murder in Maour County

The year is 1891. The day has started out strangely enough, but is yet to grow stranger. The sun has not shone this morning. In it's stead, bitter

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