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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Jul 29, 2010, The Girl in the Closet

Once, a kid named Fred and his family moved to a little house in San Antonio Texas. He thought it was kinda creepy, but just ignored it. When he went inside

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Jul 25, 2010, Dream come true

The most memorable moment of my life is when my friends and I won the table-tennis zonal competition (which was held on 21st AUGUST 2009. It was a pretty

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Jul 25, 2010, What do colors mean?

Red is a campfire being sat around on a cold Autumn night. Orange is a sunset being adored by hundreds of people. Yellow is a sunflower in the spring

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Jul 25, 2010, The not-so-perfect birthday

A little girl named Katrina (5 yrs old) who had a very poor family was always alone and shy. On her 6th birthday her parents decided this had to end so

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Jul 25, 2010, The Dime

Delany McTavish was a girl from a poor family. Her parents were unemployed, and she had the responsibility of supporting her family whenever she had the

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Jul 20, 2010, Megan

One day my friends and I decided to resurrect our deceased friend Megan. A year ago, Megan was walking down the street when a drunk driver came out of

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Jul 20, 2010, Nightmares on the run.

One night Sophie was trying to get to sleep but she couldn't. She kept trying and trying and trying but she just couldn't get to sleep at all. Eventually

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Jul 17, 2010, Stormy Night

One night it was dripping rain like never before. Boy was I scared of the thunder and lightning happening outside. What made it even more scary is there

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Jul 15, 2010, The Game

Emma was on holiday in Florida, she was wealthy and so was staying in a 5-star-hotel. Her hotel room was glamorous, with a plasma TV built into the wall.

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Jul 15, 2010, Moqui

I was sitting on a tall stool waiting anxiously for my favorite food in the whole world to finish being prepared. While waiting, I glanced out the giant

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Jul 15, 2010, My First Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, there was a fairy, her name was Elizabeth. She was so pretty that a handsome prince loved her. His name was Nick. They each had a dog.

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Jul 14, 2010, A nasty bug

I had come in peacefully from school and I watched a bit of kids TV and I got a knock at the door. I didn't know who it could have possibly been at that

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