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 22, 2008, 666 Came True

I had just turned sixteen and was packing my suitcase and putting all my belongings in an old cardboard box I had found underneath my small bed. My

Jul 22, 2008, Angel, my brother

When I was 11 years old my mom got pregnant and was going to have a little boy. We weren't sure what we were going to name him. My mom was in her

Jul 15, 2008, The Beach House

A family of five went on vacation to their beach house. It was beautiful. It had six bedrooms, five baths and had an incredible view of the ocean.

Jul 15, 2008, Jeepers Creepers

There was a boy who was with his grandpa on a farm and the grandpa said Go hang up the scarecrows on the pole and make sure that they are tight. So

Jul 15, 2008, A doll named Mary

There was a little girl named Rachel and she had a big brother, a dad, and a mom and it was her birthday, so her mom went shopping and found a doll

Jul 15, 2008, The Shadow Man

I grew up in Omsk, Russia and a common story there was that if you stole anything or committed a crime (in your teenage years) a man would stand

Jul 15, 2008, Sleep Walking

She kissed the prince and... David lights out! OK Mum. David closed his book and turned off his night-light. He fell asleep dreaming of love, peace

Jul 14, 2008, Sister in the mirror

I was sitting alone in the sitting room, it was great. The show went on and I watched quietly, my mum was at home and only had 10 minutes before her

Jul 14, 2008, The fog at the riverside

It was a night like any other night, peaceful and quiet until you add the party crashers and crazy traffic. A man was walking home it was along the

Jul 14, 2008, Terror In the Woods

Christie, Nina, and Rachel were taking a hike through the woods on a cloudy, windy Saturday. They thought that it was just going to be an average

Jul 14, 2008, Brogan my...dog

Mr and Mrs Eliott were a happy couple until the bad news came. Mr Brogan Eliott had a disease that couldn't be cured. Soon after they were told this,

Jul 12, 2008, Baby sitting

“Sure, no problem!” I had just agreed to look after my neighbour’s 3-year-old son for a few hours while they went out for a meal with my parents. BIG