Ellasyn Carpenter

“Growing Up” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #95

"Mami will you tell me a story?" The young child asked with wide glittering blue eyes. Mami chuckled with a kind sparkle in her matching eyes. "Which one hijo?" She asked stroking his blonde hair out of his eyes with her delicate hand. "The one about growing up." He said puffing out his chest so he looked big and strong and laughing soon after. Mama chuckled under her breath. "Of course." She smiled. "Yay!" He said "I love your stories Mami! They're the best!" Mami smiled even more. "Just settle down." She said. Mami watched as her son scra...

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“Lost And Found” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #93

The laughing characters gloomed past the sulking teen. Kelly hadn't wanted to go to the fair. As you can imagine there is a reason, memory. Or more specifically, the memory of her grandfather. She remembered this fair when her grandpa was still alive. It seemed so happy then. Now it was just a painful reminder that her grandpa wasn't there to make it happy. She could see it now, her grandpa was here, she imagined. Was she happy? No, but it made her feel better, in a sense. She imaged her grandpa getting silly face paints or maybe singing alo...

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“The Room In Which Bad Things Happened 2” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #92

I suppose you could say that I was never quite graceful in the darkness. I trip over the books piled in the room before Luna grabs me by the arm and yanks me forward. "Shhh River!" She whispers "You'll wake everyone." I look back through the hatch there's no one much left. Even Lilyan's gone. "Don't you think it's too late for this?" I ask. "No, and besides, this is important." Luna says and begins shuffling around in a box before pulling out a match and a bowl. "Do you have candles?" I ask. "Of course I have candles!" She snaps in a hushe...

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“Welcome To The Trails Of Laughter ” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #91

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls to the grand opening of The Staffway Library!" That's what master had said. He was always silly like this. The crowd of people clapped and cheered though I could see who wasn't with one eye closed and the other one half blind. Master had laughed his hearty laugh. The kind of laugh that filled up a room for years. All but gone now. Missing. "As you know I'm Izander, Tad." Master said. He would come up with such funny names. The crowd nodded in agreement. Bobbing their heads up and down. "You also ...

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“Early Phone Calls And Illusions Of The Mega Threat” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #89

The box is in front of me. Though I, more or less, have always enjoyed acting I never in a million years thought I'd be doing this. I reach out my hand over the mouse of my run down computer. I hit the send button hesitantly and before I can have second thought it disappears to be at the mercy of whatever finds it. 🎞️ "Did you do it?" Greg asks hastily. "Yeah, and don't make me regret it!" I bark. "Dahlia calm down, you'll do great." Greg says "I should know because I know you better than anyone. Plus there's a million to one chance that yo...

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“The Blue Jay's Final Song” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #88

This place is...lonely. I might be surrounded by bustling crowds and honking cars but it's nothing like home. At home you don't get constantly yelled at. At home I can be myself. At home I don't have to worry about being found out. My mission is simple get in, get it, get out. I wish I never accepted it though, I hate the human world. Everyone seems so...sad. I walk through a place called Averndan. I walk through the crowds of people who all seem to forget they are alive. Like they are all running from something they push past me without say...

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“If You Happen To Be Magic” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #86

"Piper wake up..." I wake up to see Chitter leaning over me. They brush their tail over my nose and I sneeze. "What's wrong with you Chitter?" I ask and brush an acorn out of my hair. "Wrong with me?!" Chitter squeals "Check the date Piper!" I look at the calendar. "Shoot!" I jump out of bed and Chitter flies across the room and clutches to a wall. "It's a good thing I'm a flying squirrel otherwise that would had really hurt!" Chitter says. I sigh and begin doing my hair. "You aren't a flying squirrel, you're a normal squirrel." I say throug...

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“Is It Rude To Call You Kitty?” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #86

There once was a girl. She was an adventurous girl who lived on a farm in Illinois. She would always get into trouble and always talked to the animals."Look Kitty! Is it rude to call you Kitty? The first spring flower!" She pointed at a small blossom dwindling through the ground. The flower stretched it's small petals out to the sun. The cat just sat down and didn't answer. "Well sure it's just a flower, but isn't that just simply wonderful?""You see Kitty. Is it rude to call you Kitty? The flower started as another flower far away. Then the...

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“When The Blue Moon Flys 1” by Ellasyn Carpenter

I pace the room slightly crying into my sleeve. I feel so guilty. I should be there with him. I should be there when he goes. But I'm stupid and I can't get over the fact that he's hurt. I can't look at him that way. It'll only break my heart.I think of what he would be doing if he were here right now. He would probably be licking my tears or try to tackle me even though I'm more than three times his size.He was such a sweet dog he didn't deserve to suffer. I try to tell myself I made the right choice but I can't bring myself to do it. I fee...

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“For Better or For Worse” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #85

"They can't" I yell it so loud my voice cracks. He goes through his notes without looking up at me."I don't know what to tell you Darling." He says. "Just because Darling's my name doesn't mean you get to call me by it." I shout."You can't kick them out of their homes!" He chuckles under his breath. "They don't have homes Darling." He says "They're trespassing on private property. Do you think that old geezers gonna let them stay much longer? It's for their own good, I don't want someone to get shot.""Then give them homes!" I plead. "You kno...

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“The Man I Met At Christmas” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #84

I don't remember a lot of things these days. It's like I'm stuck in a time loop without him.There are tear and blood stains on my arm that I can't identify anymore. My hair sticks to the sweat on the back of my neck uncomfortably.I open my rickety old closet. The door squeaks and gasps for air about ready to disintegrate. All my clothes are stained from past meals. I pull on a tie-dye T-shirt and sulk out the door."Miss.Taner?" A girl asks with lantern-like eyes staring up at me. "It's Mrs.Taner." I say. "Mrs?" the girl looks around expectan...

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“Go To Sleep Dear Child” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #84

"The world above is dangerous you silly child!" Grandma said with a loving smile fixed on her face. "But grandma what is above." A very small Evee had asked. Her grandma sighed, she did this a lot. "Magic sweetheart." Grandma grunted. "What's wrong with magic?" The curious child asked with big eyes. Her grandma didn't answerCheerabell had always been this way, frustrating. When Evee, her grandchild, was born, it was love at first sight.The only problem was that Evee was a curious little girl. Curiosity is ever so dangerous.Evee was just a ba...

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“The Room In Which Bad Things Happened” by Ellasyn Carpenter

Submitted to Contest #84

Everyday was the same here. That is until they arrived. I couldn't fight back no matter how much I wanted to. It hurt me so bad that I couldn't breath They left us in this room to die, but they don't have the slightest idea who they've messed with. I look around at the kids my age who haven't seen the sun in years and know I have to do something for they have no idea what's out there. I do. I've seen the world and I must get back to it. Yet, here I am. In this room. In this room that no one leaves. "You have to eat." Lilyan says and shoves a...

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