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Write a story with a child narrator.

Posted in Kids on May 1, 2021

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“The secret” by Abeer Asif

Submitted to Contest #7

Zoom…ClickCurly brown hair and a set of dull grey eyes stared back at Flynn as he looked into the mirror. His crooked nose turned up in a sneer pulling at the wave of freckles that lined his nose.Let’s try this again, he thought.Lifting up the giant dictionary he held in his hands, he flipped through the withered pages arriving at the page he visited quite often. Pg-274Sadness: The basic human emotion of feeling unhappy or grieved over something.That’s right. He needed to be grieved.He closed his eyes and pictured his parents displaying thes...

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“The Door” by Kh Sahi Alam

Submitted to Contest #7

"I have stepped up around fifty steps, struggled hard to reach you, fell around twenty times, and succeeded never ," I complained to that big, wooden, yellow door. Yes, I do it every single day, whenever mom is outside. She never lets me come here, on the 6th floor. That beautiful girl lives here, behind this door, I know. I think she lives here. My hands never get me reached the doorbell . I don't know why but I never knocked at that door, I will someday though. Today I have brought a big piece of chocolate cake for her, that one piece...

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“Anniversary Gifts” by Linda Hirschel

Submitted to Contest #7

                         Anniversary GiftsI had was $1.87. That was all I managed to save from my allowance. The rest went towards buying baseball cards. Baseball wasn't just my hobby. It was my food. It was my air. It was my innards. It was my savior. I had all the greats: Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra. And of course, Mickey Mantle.And it was lucky, because I didn't have much else. I mean, I wa...

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“Nano” by Corey Hansen

Submitted to Contest #7

“Blah, blah, blah.” We always watch the news when we eat dinner and its always the same stuff. People with masks throw stuff at police and they shoot water back at them. There is always a shooting somewhere-I wonder when it will happen at my school? The loudspeaker is blaring out instructions every morning telling us where to hide and listen to your teacher. Sometimes at the end of the news its kinda funny-they tell a story that makes my parents and Nano smile, sometimes they cry.We eat dinner in front of the TV because it is the only chair ...

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“Not like you” by Arda Turan

Submitted to Contest #7

I awkwardly walked towards my father, shifting my weight from one leg to the other.Right, left, right, left, right, left.“Daddy can I go to the party?”He glanced towards me, his posture threatening, his brows scowled with the rage of a thousand suns, yet his voice was soft, reassuring and could even be considered gleeful. “No son, I’m sorry but today is the anniversary of your grandfathers death. We’re visiting his grave.” I got annoyed by his answer and started stamping around, wailing that I didn’t want to go. After all, having fun wi...

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“My Secret Mythological Mom” by Serenity Whitaker

Submitted to Contest #7

I remember the day my mom left for a mission and I had to go live with my grandmother. I wonder whatever happened to my mom? It’s been ten years now and this morning when I woke up I saw this woman inside my room and she was glowing like some type of god. “... who are you and what are you doing in my room? GRANDMA!” My grandma came. “What’s wrong Sophia? Why are you yelling like that?” she asked. “There’s a woman in my room!” Sophia said. the grandma looked at the woman standing in the middle of the floor “who are you?” asked the grandma. th...

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“My sweet, sweet day off” by Lori C

Submitted to Contest #7

Knock, knock!The man, whose I opened the door to, was Dad. People describe him as a popular guy with ladies. I think he is a middle-aged guy, who wears weird clothes, that are for teens or college kids. Weird or not, he is my father! I didn’t choose him. As I pulled the door, he entered the house and he said, "Ready for the trip? Kids?""Daddy," my little sister jumped on hi...

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“Outwitting Darkness” by Miranda Durie

Submitted to Contest #7

My breath quickens, fogging up in front of me like a tiny ghost calling for attention. My feet on the sodden spring path splash mud on my exposed legs. I glance back, hoping to avoid seeing some spectral image coming out of the darkened shed I just exited. The shadows dance around me, swaying to a tune only they can hear. Ahead, I can see the light of the house winking through the dark trees; I wish that I didn’t have to pass through their limbs, creaking in the wind. They reach out to me, as if to beg me to ease their aching arms. I refuse,...

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“We made a Cake ” by Pooja Thube

Submitted to Contest #7

What you have done Whisker? Mom will punish us when she sees this. Oh, I am sorry, I am Jack and this is Whisker, my pet cat. I am the only child of the Brown family. Mom went shopping. Dad went to the office. So, I am alone at home. Actually not alone as Whisker is with me. I had a mood of painting but Whisker spilled colors everywhere. Hey! Where are you going? I don't want to get punished alone. Mom will get mad when she will see that torn carpet and a broken flowerpot. Wait! Whisker, come back! Oh, he is gone. Now I am alone. Should I ca...

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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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“Nathan” by Linda Radner

Submitted to Contest #7

NATHANHi, My name is Nathan.  I am five. I am supposed to be playing with trucks in the backyard, but I really am the emperor of a forest kingdom and I have to keep the kingdom safe for my anipeeps.  I spend my playing time patrolling the forest for the lion that hides there and tries to eat my anipeeps. He is usually disguised as a chipwocky or a bird wasp, but I can spot him anyway and my job is to keep the realm safe.  I work hard, so I’m ready for my snack and nap when playtime is over.Today was a hard day, I had to keep...

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“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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