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Snow Day

by Emily Chang Age 13

Published November 19, 2022

Snowflakes Are Actually Heavy

by Abigail Sun Age 8

Published October 25, 2022

Two girls build a snowman One winter day, Emily and Mary went out to play. Mary said, “We could make a snowman!” Emily agreed. Squish splat crunch as they walked through the snow. The spheres...

The Little Christmas Tree

by Celia Chen Age 10

Published October 25, 2022

The Story of the Puddle and the Frog

by Ava Shorten Age 12

Published October 24, 2022

A puddle who yearns to see the ocean beseeches a frog to tell him all about it There was once a river. For years, this river had flowed gently all the way from the top...

Thunder

by Sophie Daniel Age 13

Published October 15, 2022

The Escalofriante Hotel

by Lila Mackenzie Age 11

Published October 15, 2022

Winnie and her mom check into a hotel where all is not as it seems Waiting. Winnie and her mom had finished checking in their car at the Escalofriante Hotel valet twenty minutes ago, and...

The House

by Tvisha Chaswal Raj Age 9

Published October 15, 2022

A lonely, empty house does everything it can to attract new occupants Once upon a time there was a lonely house. It had not always been lonely. The house had become very unmodern after all...

Under the New Mexico Sky

by Tatum Lovely Age 12

Published October 15, 2022

It is the year 1826, and Narna dreams of a better life away from her demanding father “En las cimas de las montañas al norte . . . on the peaks of the mountains to...

The Note

by Olivia Lee Age 10

Published September 22, 2022

A girl relishes the solitude of her favorite spot under an amazing tree The path that led to the tree went zigzag, but it wasn’t very long. It had slight curves with small bumps. It...

Now Is the Time

by Lindsay Gale Age 9

Published September 22, 2022

Snow Day

Story Age 13 Published November 19, 2022 by Emily Chang

A year after the snow day that changed her life forever, Anna finds a wounded bird On Tuesday morning, a sheath of crystalline white over the bedroom window obstructed Anna’s view of anything else outside. Snow day, she thought, and without explanation, a feeling of dread crept over her. School would be canceled, she knew, and the fact was confirmed by her mother at breakfast.

Snowflakes Are Actually Heavy

Story Age 8 Published October 25, 2022 by Abigail Sun

Two girls build a snowman One winter day, Emily and Mary went out to play. Mary said, “We could make a snowman!” Emily agreed. Squish splat crunch as they walked through the snow. The spheres were simple. Emily pointed out, “Are you sure we could carry the head?” Mary said, “A snowflake is light. We could carry a lot of them.

The Little Christmas Tree

Story Age 10 Published October 25, 2022 by Celia Chen

A tree, bored with his existence, dreams of another life Once upon a peaceful time, there was a little Christmas tree. He wasn’t that much different from the other fir trees on the little mountainside. Day by day he stood there soaking in the golden beams of light cast from the setting sun, soaking up the pure, clean water from the dew-wet soil.

The Story of the Puddle and the Frog

Story Age 12 Published October 24, 2022 by Ava Shorten

A puddle who yearns to see the ocean beseeches a frog to tell him all about it There was once a river. For years, this river had flowed gently all the way from the top of a great mountain down into a forest, where it joined up with tributaries and eventually ran into the sea. Until, that is, it stopped.

Thunder

Story Age 13 Published October 15, 2022 by Sophie Daniel

A violent thunderstorm shakes Leanne to her core Crack! Boom! Lightning and thunder raged throughout the storm. Leanne clutched onto her teddy bear as tightly as possible and looked out of the window from the couch in the living room, a blanket wrapped around her entire body, watching as the rain poured down so hard it made the pond splash into endless waves.

The Escalofriante Hotel

Story Age 11 Published October 15, 2022 by Lila Mackenzie

Winnie and her mom check into a hotel where all is not as it seems Waiting. Winnie and her mom had finished checking in their car at the Escalofriante Hotel valet twenty minutes ago, and now Winnie was in the lobby. Hotel check-ins were so slow. Where was her mom? She looked around the hotel lobby. Old people were sitting in swirly chairs.

The House

Story Age 9 Published October 15, 2022 by Tvisha Chaswal Raj

A lonely, empty house does everything it can to attract new occupants Once upon a time there was a lonely house. It had not always been lonely. The house had become very unmodern after all the years. On one fine morning the house thought, Why don’t I become modern? After thinking this, the house changed its inside and changed its outside to be more modern.

Under the New Mexico Sky

Story Age 12 Published October 15, 2022 by Tatum Lovely

It is the year 1826, and Narna dreams of a better life away from her demanding father “En las cimas de las montañas al norte . . . on the peaks of the mountains to the north . . . crecen flores pequeñas . . . small flowers grow . . . bajo el mismo cielo que nosotros conocemos . . . underneath the very sky we know . . .” The lullaby was soft and comforting.

The Note

Story Age 10 Published September 22, 2022 by Olivia Lee

A girl relishes the solitude of her favorite spot under an amazing tree The path that led to the tree went zigzag, but it wasn’t very long. It had slight curves with small bumps. It was like a stone platform, with barely any cracks. But what was really a sight was the tree. It was a very tall one, its leaves dark green as ripe cucumbers.

Now Is the Time

Story Age 9 Published September 22, 2022 by Lindsay Gale

After weeks of practice and anticipation, the day of Susie’s recital is finally here My hands smoothed out the rose-colored dress I was wearing. The car hummed underneath me. We passed skyscrapers and other cars. I unfolded the music sheet, which was wrinkled and slightly ripped from all the times I’d inspected it. “What if I forget this is an E instead of an A? What if I mess up . . .

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