Maddie S

“Psychic Detective ” by Maddie S

             I guess I should start by explaining my dreams to you.              When I turned thirteen, I started having the strange dreams. The first one was the night after my thirteenth birthday. In it my best friend at the time got kidnapped by a man that I could see in detail. I watched as my friend got put into a white van that I was able to get the license plate of. I woke up screaming, and my parents cam...

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“He Rode in on a Horse ” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #96

That day had been like any other Monday in the small town of Hickory Spring. Old Mr. Holden had opened his shop exactly at eight on the dot. Mary Ann Murphy opened the library ten minutes past eight, always late as usual. Beatrice Miller sat on her front porch with her ten-year-old Chihuahua on her lap. Twenty-five-year-old Michel Andrews pulled into the gas station parking lot for his shift at fifteen minutes pass eight. Like clockwork at eight thirty former home coming queen and now mother of two, Libby Smith walked out of the town’s only ...

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“The Witching Games” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #66

“I don’t like the idea of this.” Piper had told me when we signed up for the witching game.               I should have listened, but then again as she would tell you I never listen to her. Many of my great ideas had gotten us in trouble over the years. There was the time I decided we should sneak out and go to a concert. That one lead us to being stuck on the side of the road when Piper’s cart broke down. There was also the time I suggested we throw a huge house party whe...

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“The Witches Who Save Halloween ” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #65

Ursula closed her book shop for the day. It was Halloween, and like every Halloween before the woman in her family were preparing to meet for the night.               She thought of her black lace dress hanging in the back of her closet, haven’t been touched since the Halloween before. Her black laced up boots sat in the closet as well, waiting for her to put them on. She thought of her witches hat she had left on the table after she pulled it from storage that morning. &...

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“Dragon’s Prophecy” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #62

I was born with scales, violet colored scales that shined in the sun light. I had my father’s brown eyes and my mother’s golden hair. As I grew up, I grew wings, those too were covered in violet scales. All the kingdom’s advisors couldn’t figure out why I was part dragon, but it did not seem to bother the kingdom. Those who worked in the castle got used to it, even enjoying my presence. Those who lived in the kingdom thought the fact that I was part dragon would help keep away the dragons from our western border, which it did.   &n...

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“In the Eyes of a Dog ” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #41

I yawned and gave a big stretch. I wished I could sleep in the living room again, but I knew my human needed me. My human moved to much in her sleep for me to sleep soundly, but I knew I needed to sleep beside her in case she woke up from another nightmare. The nightmares started right after that man stopped coming around. The man had been coming around for almost two years when suddenly he stopped coming. I didn’t miss the man, he took my human’s attention away from me, but my human seemed to miss him. “Good morning Buster.” My human said t...

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“The Origin of Duchess ” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #39

Duchess looked up at the stars, tears falling down her face. Once again, her older sister, Rosaline had gotten what Duchess wanted. Her mother had just given her the ruby necklace, the necklace given to the queen of Wonderland. With her sister’s coronation, it became official.            Her mother had made it into a competition, whoever won would have gotten the crown. Duchess should have known her mother’s favorite would get the crown. Rosaline always listened and she always did well w...

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“The End of The World and The Prince” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #39

It started with snow.              It was an unnatural snowstorm that dropped over seven feet of snow, causing all forms of communication to stop. According to the news before it cut out, it was snowing everywhere. It took the snow almost three weeks to melt and when it did, I was startled to see in the city of Atlanta, I was the only one left.              I can’t tell you when in the three weeks it hap...

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“Glass in The Tunnel” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #38

It was a cold winter night with a heavy snowfall. Wrapped in a blanket Blithe sat looking out the window. The sleeping gown she was wearing couldn’t keep her warm, with her fire getting low. With her recent broken heart, she couldn’t sleep.             “What are you doing up, lady Blithe?” Ada walked into the room. “I didn’t expect you up when I fixed the fire.”              “I just can’t sleep.” Blithe mumbl...

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“The Origin of The Red Queen ” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #37

Queen Rosaline sat with a furious expression on her face. Her green eyes could not hide the furry she was feeling. Her long black hair was placed in a beautiful updo that showed her face was as red as her dress.            “Bring him in here!” The queen yelled at the top of her lungs. “Now!”           Two palace guards bumped into each other as they tried to rush out of the room to grab the prisoner. Another guard ran into the door t...

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“The Different Names of an Immortal ” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #26

I was born Ester Marie Clarke in the year 1900. I grew up the only child in a rich family. At the age of twenty-one I was in a car accident in which I died for ten minutes. This accident caused me to stop aging. I lived with this secret for ten years before I was approached by special agent Thomas Lacky.              “I want to offer you a job.” Agent Lacky showed up at my home. “We know about your inability to age and we think it could come in handy for the agency.” ...

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“Scarlett Vampire: Made for Revenge ” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #24

Special agent Scarlett Mason threw the case file on her desk in defeat and collapsed into her chair. She pulled the next case file in her stack. Opening the case file, she sighed, realizing this case will also be another dead end.               It was getting harder and harder to hide her vampire side. She was getting by on the blood her best friend brought her from her job as a doctor. She had been wearing contacts to cover her red eyes and she had been using spray tan. D...

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“Independent ” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #20

It was Evelyn’s first day as queen. With her mother and father’s untimely death only a month earlier, Evelyn was on her own for the first time in her life. She had little experience in way of running the kingdom, but Evelyn had studied hard and knew her kingdom better than her parents had.               “You will need to send a representative to the kingdom of Atlantis, and you have received a letter from the kingdom of Arndell.” The new queen’s adviser told Evelyn. &...

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“The Magic Typewriter ” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #19

Jacob sighed; he was struggling to find the perfect birthday gift for his wife. It wasn’t helping that his 8-year-old twin daughters were helping him shop. With his mother-in-law’s sudden illness he had to bring both the twin with him because his wife wanted to take care of her mother.              It had been a hard year for his wife. First her father past without warning and she lost her dream job as the top writer for the city’s newspaper. Now eight month later her moth...

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“Judging” by Maddie S

Submitted to Contest #10

When I was three, I was able to judge someone’s character just by touching them. When I would touch someone for the first time, I would see the worst thing they have done and the best thing they had done followed by either the word good or bad depending on the person.              I told my mother, but she dismissed it as, me just saying things because I was a child. I never brought it up to her again after that. She wouldn’t have liked knowing that I knew the worst thing ...

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