Katharine Johns

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“The Nineteen-Twenty Essay” by Katharine Johns

Submitted to Contest #22

Sophie A. Westin could not believe she was grounded over New Year's. This was a consequence of potentially failing her English class. Now she had to spend the evening writing an essay while her friends celebrated. The assignment was given ahead of a unit studying turn-of-the-century stories like The Secret Garden, The Metamorphosis, and Ethan Frome. So its topic was to discuss what life was like one hundred years ago.  "As if Shakespeare and Pride and Prejudice weren't far enough in history." Sophie sneered at the th...

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Blogger, author, girly, geeky, Aries, cat person. Married as of April 30th, 2022. You’ll enjoy my stories if you enjoy: clean chick-lit, family, child, teen, or YA-centric characters and stories, fantasy/fantasy realism, and occasional music references Constructive criticism and conversation welcome! Irrelevant messages, suspicious links, or other spam in the comments will be reported. website: https://kjohns323.wixsite.com/kjswritersblock Social media: https://www.facebook.com/Kjswritersblock Books: https://www.amazon.com/Katie-Johns/e/B08665MZ59?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_10&qid=1627854298&sr=8-10