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#7: Scrumdiddlyumptious

Did you know: September 13th is Roald Dahl's birthday — so a "gloriumptious" Roald Dahl Day to you!

Roald Dahl was a children's book author, best known for classics like Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Gian Peach, and, well, the list of his beloved children's books goes on and on.

Dahl not only created whimsical worlds within his stories, he also created new diction, inventing words such as "gloriumptious" (pure marvelousness), "biffsquiggled" (being confused or puzzled), "churgle" (gurgling with laughter), and "ringbeller" (a really good dream).

This week, our prompts are all elements pulled from Roald Dahl's phizz-whizzing (splendid) books.

This week's prompts

Write a story with a child narrator.

Kids – 37 stories

Write a story that mixes everyday situations with surreal surroundings.

High School – 26 stories

Write a story where a chocolate cake plays a significant role.

Funny – 34 stories

Write a story about a person longing for family.

Angst – 44 stories

Write a story infused with dark humor.

Funny – 15 stories

Stories

“That's What They All Say” by Kyli Romero

Submitted to Contest #7

My name is Rosie McBride and I’m 12 years old. I just started 7th grade three days ago. It’s going well I guess, I mean nothing bad has happened yet so that’s good. The only reason I say “yet” is because the past three years of every school year is terrible. Not all of it but most of it. I’ve been bullied for most of my life because I didn’t look like the other girl. In fact I never looked like the other girls because I was “fat”. At least that’s what the boys would say to me every day. They would say that I was ugly and that I didn’t ...

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“Dragons and Forts” by Arisah Wood

Submitted to Contest #7

I have never stopped believing that dragons exist, even though everyone tells me I’m getting too old for such things. This is because I know a secret they don’t; a dragon will only reveal itself to those who have never doubted their existence. Year after year, I wait eagerly for the day it comes true. The sky is so intensely blue, it’s hard not to smile. I hop across the lava stones, daydreaming about riding through that sky on a dragon’s back. My heart races with excitement. I can’t wait. I spot the old, white truck wobbling down the dirt r...

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“Ostracized Boy with big longing Ostrich eyes... ” by Matthew Harris

Submitted to Contest #7

feels 'e got gypped coursing adrift down banks of the Nile No book learning known while this lil scribe longing for Fay M. Lee. She iz hot! The only pseudo education I acquired (about female anatomy and physiology...?) flowed naturally being schooled courtesy longest river in the world. Earliest recollections find yours truly (comfortably nestled within artfully made arc cake looking craft, i.e. balled rocky bulrush – off sturdy limb wicker basket) meandering entire length of the Nile River. Fingers slip and slide thru her... Answers to ...

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“The Smell I’ll Remember Most From 3rd Grade ” by Aniela Humphries

Submitted to Contest #7

I don’t understand why what I wrote today in class got me in trouble. Mrs. Jenkins wrote on the board, “Fall smells like…” and we were supposed to complete the sentence. This is third grade. It’s not a new concept. So, it’s not like I didn’t understand what she was asking me to do. I did. So, I did. “Fall smells like… dementia dog pee.”I guess Mrs. Jenkins was mad because she wanted to use all our answers in a class poem and mine didn’t have a nice ring to it. That to me sounds like cheating. I mean, just last week, Justin got in trouble for...

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“Soon” by Edna Yaghi

Submitted to Contest #7

I’ve been waiting forever to see my father. Sometimes I miss him so much that I feel sick. A lump grows in my throat and my stomach hurts. My mom says these feelings are nothing but nerves and that if I ignore them, they will go away. I guess she’s right, but my stomach is tied into knots.Don’t get me wrong. I love my mother but my father is super special. He’s like a superman for me. He can do everything and for every problem, he has a magical solution. He makes every day fun. My little brother, Sam misses him too, that is, when he’s not be...

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“My Christmas Eve Secret” by Kassidy Crane

Submitted to Contest #7

It was the night that every kid waits for, myself included! The night we planned for all year round. It was Christmas at last! The day the big jolly man from the North gave us all we asked for...or not. My parents started by pulling out the decorations, while my grandmother baked gingerbread cookies in the kitchen. My sister just played with her doll baby. My parents strung the lights on the tree and then started with the ornaments. Momma had a special ornament for me and my baby sister, our baby pictures with our birthda...

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“Tremble” by Sarah Meade

Submitted to Contest #7

I was in the middle of a pleasant dream. I was enjoying a tea party in a rose garden with Nan. She was telling stories, and I was making daisy chains in her lap as I listened. “Once upon a time,” Nan began. “There were two princesses.” “Claire and me?” I asked. Nan laughed. “Yes, their names happened to be Claire and Maya. They were the most beautiful girls in the land, but more importantly, they were kind.” I smiled. Nan’s voice was low and calm like the gently flowing stream beside the garden. The heady scent of roses smelled sweet a...

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“The Dinger” by Doug Brown

Submitted to Contest #7

Jimmy Dugan poured a whole bottle of water over his head when he came back into the dugout. Coach thought it was the most ridiculous thing he'd ever seen, but we all thought it was pretty funny. I laughed from my spot on the end of the bench, where the extra helmets were stacked. My granny would've said it was hotter than a blister bug in a pepper patch. I still don’t know exactly what a blister bug is but it was pretty hot. We finally got our third out and it was time to change places. We were down 7 to 5 in the bottom of the ninth, but Pau...

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“The Boy” by Rachel Morris

Submitted to Contest #7

I lived in London, south of the river, before it happened, in a place called Crystal Palace. I always felt sort of annoyed with it, like it was a bad friend, because there was no palace there at all, let alone a crystal one. Not like that Buckingham one where I saw big men with fur hats stomping about. I loved that place. I got in trouble though because I kept trying to get in the men’s way, for a laugh, like. We went home early and I had no tea. I was locked in my room, so I got to play with my toy soldiers for ages, until after it was dark...

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“Trash Talk” by Brooklyn J. Frances

Submitted to Contest #7

Last week, my English teacher asked me to write an essay. I went to the chalkboard and wrote, S A. The other kids laughed at me, and I didn’t know why. The teacher looked mad and told me to sit back down. He also told me that instead of 500 words, my essay would have to be 1,000, because I obviously feel that I have a lot to say.I didn’t feel like saying anything after that. I don’t even know a thousand words. Maybe not even 500. I wanted to ask someone in the class for help, but I was scared. They all know my English is trash. They mak...

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“Bindi's Gift” by Laurie Bell

Submitted to Contest #7

Waffles! I hate waffles! The smell crept up the stairs, down the hall, and seeped under the crack of my bedroom door. Gross! Any minute my mother would burst in, comment about the state of my room, and alert me to the inevitable: school. I surveyed the situation… Yeah, it was a mess. Yeah, my mother told me to clean it a couple of times. Okay, a couple dozen times. Yeah, the pile of laundry commandeering the corner of my floor was working on expanding its territory. Good thing I didn’t mind wearing dirty clothes. I randomly pulled somethi...

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“Blood Circle” by Claire Kelson

Submitted to Contest #7

Okay so I don’t wanna scare you, but I accidentally killed my mumma. It was an accident, but I mean, it kinda wasn’t. It was her own fault for sending me to first grade. And had the chocolate cake incident not been an incident in the first place, nothing bad would have happened. I don’t much like talking about it, but here we go.It all started my first day of first grade. I really didn’t want to go because the way Jay talked about it, it seemed really scary. He was now in third grade, and he made things sound even worse by telling me about B...

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“The Wishing Chocolate Souffle” by Elizabeth Somboun

Submitted to Contest #7

The Wishing Chocolate Souffle The air was cold, a sure sign that autumn had arrived. The cool wind blew through Amy’ s red silk suit making her crave a good warm coffee, a cup that takes you a thousand miles away, and makes your taste buds light up with electric sensation, meanwhile, warming your body, that was the kind Amy was craving. The office work had been jarring, a stabbing of teen, and the killer was insisting on temporary insanity. Amy was just elected New York’s DA and the job was slowly depleting her hope for huma...

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“Dark Chocolate” by S Clare

Submitted to Contest #7

The oven was still warm. The kitchen smelled of rich, fragrant chocolate and a strange tinge of bitterness dusted the air. Dessert was quickly approaching as the sun finally set through the small kitchen window. She waited, one leg draped over the other, on the stool with excitement twisting her guts into a bow. Her apron was covered in flour, her fingers and wrists dotted with chocolate sauce, and her hair tied up with a black ribbon. A smirk played on her face, sweet to behold but chilling to experience. “Fidela?” came a delicate voi...

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“Unreplicatable Cake” by V.B. Crossett

Submitted to Contest #7

Never before, in all her long years, had Millie craved something this bad. And, this craving had to be satisfied. “Cale,” She said, “Do your grandmother a favor and fetch a slice of chocolate cake, will you?” She watched as her grandson rose and made his way to the alcove. He leaned in to speak to the food synthesizer, much like he would to her, with a loud voice and clear annunciation. “Chocolate cake.” The wall-mounted machine beeped and began to hum. The tray began to glow. And, after a moment or two, there was a perfect piece of chocolat...

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Ended on 23:59 - Sep 20, 2019 EST

Won by Adriana K. Maxwell 🏆

Title: Don't Drink The Stars

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