Teen Time (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/807125-Teen-Time A girl's trip to pick up a hamburger for her brother turns into an adventure. [Image #830584] The Snowdrops I was eating a piece of apple pie, walking along the side of the road when I almost stepped on some snowdrops, blooming as if it were spring. What a goose I wou...[Read Full Post] Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:48:41 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/600969 Kidnapped by the Volch The moment I heard the ship, I began to run. But it didn't do any good. I discovered that too late. No one can hide from the Volch. Through the corn fields he chased me. Through the banana grove, then the avocadoes. I ran like some frightened, panting prey. But still he came,...[Read Full Post] Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:43:29 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/600755 The Dangers of Taking a Sleigh Ride, Especially if You Live in Southern California. There goes another stupid assignment. Boy, that teach has topped them all this time. She says I'm supposed to write about going on a sleigh ride? I look out the window and shake my head. Man, where do these teachers come up with this stuff? Sure, it's December, and the little kids down the hall are all making white snowman pictures and hanging up cut-out mittens to remind them it's winter, but they're babies. Teachers can make them do that kind of stuff. But look outside, would ya'. You see any snow out there? I'd be a laughing hyena if you did. This, here's Southern California, buddy. In Carlsbad the only snow we've ever seen was either on the T.V. set or deep in the freezer. Now do you ge...[Read Full Post] Sat, 03 May 2008 11:45:26 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/583063 Writer's Cramp: Write a JOURNAL ENTRY about the first day of school. You can write as a teacher OR as a student (junior high or high school or college student only). It can be funny or serious. 1000 words max. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...[Read Full Post] Thu, 01 May 2008 23:40:02 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/582800 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Birds and the Bees I woke up, went into the bathroom, used the facilities, and washed my hands. Then I froze mid-drip and stared in my mirror. Someone had painted me. I was orange as a persimmon and had spots like a lady...[Read Full Post] Thu, 01 May 2008 23:02:41 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/582787 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Image #775868] Count Floris of Canterbury Floris of Canterbury ruled his town with a vice-like grip. His peasants slaved long hours to appease him, but he was never satisfied. ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:30:11 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/554364 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Image #781364] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cupid Falls in Love I slipped my bow off my shoulder, strung ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:19:53 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/554357 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Image #830576] Testing, Testing, Brilliant Wednesday: This is very exciting. I’ve been chosen to test products for XYZ Company. Imagine out of all the teena...[Read Full Post] Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:14:20 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/554354 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tyrone It stood to reason that there would be someone for me someday. Mom always said it, and Dad kept assuring me of it; so I figured it must be true. But no one in junior high ever thought so. The boys acted like ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:11:02 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/554352 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And Then the Lights Went Out 9 PM! My parents would be furious that I’d stayed so late, but I'd had no choice. I'd been working on different reports all week, but I'd needed to finish this one since it was due t...[Read Full Post] Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:05:57 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/554348 Note: At Writing.com we have a cow named Bessie who writes poetry and solves mysteries. Now, this cow isn’t the usual kind of cow, obviously. She’s extremely intelligent and works very closely with a man called [Link To User themilkman] . The two of them are often found at the scene of a crime. (Don’t worry, fo...[Read Full Post] Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:03:23 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/554346 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Image #830573] Camp Nightmare Camp’s supposed to be fun, but this year didn’t start out well. It started out like a nightmare. It began on Sunday night, the very day I arrived. I s...[Read Full Post] Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:00:45 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/554344 Shark Dimension It was six o’clock in the morning when the water suddenly stopped streaming from the showerhead. My hair was lathered with shampoo. I had soap bubbles in my mouth, and my eyes were stinging because I'd opened them to look at the faucet. Of course, I couldn't see anything, and as my...[Read Full Post] Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:58:31 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/554341 Big, Bad Wolf Did you ever wonder why the wolf went after Little Red Riding Hood? Could there have been a reason? Could he have gone mad? I mean, really, how many wolves do you know that invade houses and put on a grandmother's nightgown? Especially that cap? Would a sane wolf wear Grandmother's ug...[Read Full Post] Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:54:39 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/554338 In Calaveras, California frogs compete for trophies. Jumping Calaveras “Only boys are any good at catching frogs,” I heard my older brother, Tommy, say. I felt my face turn red. My hands clenched up, and I was ready to slug it out with him, but Mom kept preaching about how I had to act like a lad...[Read Full Post] Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:30:58 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/549813 Learning isn't always found in the classroom.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gymkhana “Look at me!” screamed a pig-tailed miss with freckles more plentiful than common sense. I shuddered. Twelve horses were being w...[Read Full Post] Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:17:24 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/549805 Two twin teenagers almost call it quits when a young man volunteers to rescue them. Through the Rapids "Ain't no problem floating down that river," my cousin had told us, but that was two hours before he fell off the raft and was carted off to the hospital. Carol and I, Sandy Fae Gallager, were all ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:29:49 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/549800 My teacher made me write an essay that I didn't like, so I retaliated... Teacher Torture My teacher forced me to write an essay on the following: Would you rather bang your funny bone five times in a row until it's not funny anymore -- or -- listen to somebody scrape nails down a chalkboard for 20 minu...[Read Full Post] Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:12:38 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/549761 [Link To Item #333655] Prompt: write a story or poem about a parent who just won't let their child grow up. This is a children's story about a girl so small she's the size of a button. Tiny Peanut Peanut kept telling me she was grown up. I suppose in ways she was...[Read Full Post] Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:03:42 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/549755 This is the story of a dragon with a toothache. Dog Biscuits, Dragons, and Toothaches Long ago when the world was new, a dragon named Beastly ruled the mountain. All the people hated Beastly because of his horrible, horrible breath. (If you’d ever smelled the breath of a person eating garlic, onions, and ...[Read Full Post] Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:21:34 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/325445 The Girl Whose Chin Waged War Bloody Mary, the captain of the meanest pirate ship that ever sailed the seas, came into the Boston harbor and set fire to the town. When that was all done, and the buildings were ashes, his men gathered up all the young women and herded them out to the ship. The girls were crying -- desol...[Read Full Post] Sun, 09 Oct 2005 15:03:17 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/325444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “The bushes and trees were green,” I said. “Green,” said my teacher? “What do you mean? There’s grass green and moss green, Which are definitely not the same. “The first is a fine-bladed purist’s green. The latter is pu...[Read Full Post] Mon, 15 Mar 2004 08:00:20 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/282019 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was given the following assignment for a contest I entered: Write a Travel Brochure and tell the Other Worldy travelers about why Planet Earth is a nice place to visit. Do you think you can write me a travel brochure, and tell aliens why they should visit Earth? You ...[Read Full Post] Sat, 14 Feb 2004 01:13:52 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/274947 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Image #812413] I Was Swallowed By the Toilet I was swallowed by the toilet. I don’t know the reason why. One moment I was sitting; Then I traveled down the pipes. At first I held my breath, Afraid to breathe or smell, But I sa...[Read Full Post] Sat, 14 Feb 2004 01:16:06 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/274856 Martian Visitor I hear the strangest sound. It’s like something landing on my parent’s' roof. I go up to take a look. We Martians may stay underground the majority of the time, but there is still access to the planet side. I climb the stairs, pausing several times to catch my breath. The way is str...[Read Full Post] Sat, 14 Feb 2004 01:11:23 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/274441