Write about a character making fall decorations out of construction paper.

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“The decorations ” by Gaurav Nair

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The decoration “Where are the rakes?” Alex’s mother asked him. Alex, who was playing with Opaque, their dog, replied. “With dad, he’s stacking them in the yard. “What about the fall decorations??” Mother reiterated. “Probably with him ”Alex cogitated. It was the fall season in Queenston , and there was an aura of excitement for everyone, but Alex, for his usual trip to Nonna had been cancelled due to the Mayor. The Mayor had announced, that this year, mainly for re-election, he would visit all the houses in his constituency, which...

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“The First Day of Autumn” by Grace Lynn

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Mrs. Clark stood at the door, welcoming each young student with a warm smile and a high-five. We are missing two students, she thought. Almost as soon as the thought passed through her mind, she saw young Julia skipping down the hallway, her backpack dangling off her shoulder. “Hello, Julia!” Mrs. Clark said, stepping into the classroom after her. “Good morning, boys and girls! Today is Tuesday, September 22nd. Does anyone know what is special about today? Ben?” “It’s my daddy’s birthday,” Ben said, his blue eyes sparkling. “H...

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“A Perfect Fall” by Miriam P

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Rivka stood in the yard, and looked around. She didn't often manage to get up and dressed before her littles were also up and demanding her attention, but it was definitely worth the extra effort today. Fall was her favorite time of year. The leaves were just beginning to turn, and fall also meant that the fall holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Tzom Gedaliah, Yom Kippur, Sukkos, and Simchas Torah, were not far away. It made for a very busy three weeks, and a lot of meals to plan and cook, but she loved it. Now, where should they put the sukkah? They ...

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“Conversations With Mom” by Marcia H.

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“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in it’s perfect power.”--Maya Angelou It was raining hard in October. I wasn’t very surprised after all, it was the beginning of fall or Autumn and rain is supposed to be a normal thing for this time of the year. But, it had been a long time since rain fell from the sky in any month. I was excited and didn’t even use my umbrella as I walked to the car. My hair got wet and I didn’t even care. I jumped in a puddle like I was a toddler and laughed hard. My next door neighb...

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“Two Hundred Leaves” by Felicia Fontaine

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Theresa began sixth grade at a school that had a choir, and she found she preferred standing around a piano singing scales to sitting in an uncomfortable desk taking the notes of a boring lecture. She had never belted out her voice before, or felt the cool vibrations that filled her head, face, and body when she sang out loud. She thought she sounded just like Whitney Houston. This was not the case. Neither her pitch, nor rhythm, was exceptionally good. So, when the time came to audition for parts, Theresa was given an alto part instead of a...

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“Deconstruction, Reconstruction” by Deborah Mercer

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Sylvia couldn’t be absolutely whose idea it was, and it certainly wasn’t compulsory, but Thomasina Samson (Call me Tom, she said, more as an order than an invitation) who ran the hostel, was a firm believer in the healing powers of handicrafts, and the improving nature of improvising. True, the hostel was run on a bit of a shoestring, but Sylvie suspected that the construction paper was just proving a point. And all very symbolic. Harleston Hall Hostel, variously nicknamed Hellstone and...

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“Jennifer Jessel and Marvin Meerkat's Awesome Adventure ” by Louise Muller

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Jennifer Jessel lives on Jackson Street. She loves jalapeno jam and always has it on jaffles with a big glass of jackfruit juice. She enjoys dancing, especially the jive and she often listens to jazz music. She has a pet, a mild-tempered meerkat named Marvin. Marvin loves mangoes, mulberry muffins with marmalade, and mint chocolate. He likes morning naps, meditation and monkeying around. Jennifer Jessel’s favorite season is fall. She loves watching the leaves fall, drinking hot chocolate, and baking pumpkin pie. She loves fall so much, i...

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“Not every families perfect” by Fiona Denofrio

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This is going to take weird turns, so be ready. *Warnings: Abuse, Curse Words, I think that's about it* A little girl running around, squealing, being chased by a... man? "I'm going to catch you Olivia!" he yells, his voice deep. "Never!" she calls back. Who is this man? Why is he chasing her? I sit up in the hospital bed... wait, hospital bed? I look down at my hands, scarred and holding, a paper turkey? When did this get there? I look to my left, where there's... um... what are those, paper maple leaves? They look horribly made. Anot...

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“Fall Decorations” by Monica Chaddick

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Mrs. McMillan looked out over her first grade class. All twenty one of them were busily practicing writing their names. One of them, little Sally McGillicutty, lifted her head and caught her teacher’s gaze. She smiled her crooked little grin at Mrs. McMillan, and the teacher smiled back. Bobby, Joe, Tom and Sam began giggling because one of them had farted. Mrs. McMillan went over to their table and told them quietly to behave themselves and be quiet. &...

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“Healing of Crafts” by Macey Camp

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Brynn sat in the dining room of her small house with loads of fall-colored construction paper littering the length of the table with only a tiny space to do the crafts. Lilith, her friend's daughter, was supposed to be joining her soon while her mom went out on one of her monthly flings. A few moments later the doorbell rang and she hurried to answer the door. Cressida was already driving off, leaving them to stand alone on the dark porch. “Come in,” she welcomed and led Lilith into the dining room. “You’ve been busy,” Lilith...

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“Mother nature's attic of Fall” by Chivera Benjamin

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'Mamma, is the Maple tree diseased ?'asked Max to his mother'No, my boy , but why do you ask so?' replied Mrs Downs , mother of Max.'But mom , its losing its leaves and the leaves are turning golden' said MaxMrs Downs replied - " Its just because the Fall arrived ""Mom , what do you mean by Fall ?" Curiously Asked Max.Mrs Downs satirically explained " Its the time when nature hides its beauty in Mother Nature's attic and turns bare"'Does mother nature have an Attic too ?' Rini asked , who is Max's sister .'Yes! And it is filled with creative...

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“Soul Leaves” by Lavinia Hughes

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SOUL LEAVES By Lavinia M. Hughes Victor Braley waved a cheery goodbye to his dinner guests, each happily clutching a small 24-karat gold pumpkin filled with the most delicious foil-wrapped Lake Champlain chocolates from Vermont. He turned to his stylish wife, Lucy, and said, “Well, that was fun, ‘Morticia.’ Their costumes were a riot. I can’t decide which was more fun, the Mr. Peanut costume, the avocado costume, or Tiger King.” “Yes, it was, ‘Gomez Adams.’ And it only cost us a few thous...

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“Paper” by Anii ✨

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Hey, everybody! This is my third entry on Reedsy! Have fun!Warning: If you don't enjoy stories with unhappy endings and descents into "madness," then exit stage right, and have a good day! If the kind of stuff mentioned above is your jam, then go ahead and enjoy it!“Snip.”It was the first day. They said it would be paradise, but all he saw was paper. And more paper. There was a tube attached to his arm, but otherwise, he was free to roam around. Not that there was much space anyway. The room had no doors. No furniture. All there was was a ca...

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“A bed time story” by Kendra Campos

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At school we had to make decorations for the class room and we were only allowed to use construction paper. It was ok at first. I started to make leaves for the door and everyone said that there was supposed to be a tree with leaves falling off the tree and I sighed and went to work on the tree for the door. It took forever just to draw the tree and cut it out. But nobody helped so by the time school was over the only thing that was done was the tree and leaves on the door. The teacher came up to me and said that I was working Fantastically ...

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“His Same Spot” by H.L Whitlock

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His Same SpotEllie Morganson had attended her father’s funeral three weeks before so she was rather surprised (putting it mildly) to find him sitting in his spot on the couch, reading his car magazine, like he always had.Silence. So much silence. Then she screamed. Loudly.“What’s wrong! What’s wrong!” Her mother hurried in, alerted by Ellie’s shouting.Ellie screamed some more and she began to sob loudly. “D-D-D-Dad! Dad!” she pointed, hand shaking. “It’s Dad!!” her mother came further into the living room (which, at this present moment, seem...

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Write about a character making fall decorations out of construction paper.

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✍️ 45 stories

“The decorations ” by Gaurav Nair

“The First Day of Autumn” by Grace Lynn

“A Perfect Fall” by Miriam P

“Conversations With Mom” by Marcia H.

“Two Hundred Leaves” by Felicia Fontaine

“Deconstruction, Reconstruction” by Deborah Mercer

“Jennifer Jessel and Marvin Meerkat's Awesome Adventure ” by Louise Muller

“Not every families perfect” by Fiona Denofrio

“Fall Decorations” by Monica Chaddick

“Healing of Crafts” by Macey Camp

“Mother nature's attic of Fall” by Chivera Benjamin

“Soul Leaves” by Lavinia Hughes

“Paper” by Anii ✨

“A bed time story” by Kendra Campos

“His Same Spot” by H.L Whitlock

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Set your story in a coffee shop that’s just introduced a new line of autumnal drinks.

Start your story with the line, “By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire.” (Whether this is a literal fire is up to you.)

Write a story from the perspective of a bird migrating for the winter.

Write about two characters going apple picking.

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