Start your story with someone having their height marked on a door frame.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 25, 2022

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“The aspiration of a shooting star” by Estella .

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My childhood was like a cadence, filled with the bases and the trebles. A memorable moment in the ocean of memories was the time when I was marking my height on the door frame during my birthday. 2000 – 115 cm 2001 – 117 cm 2002 – 120 cm 2003 – 124.5 cm Through the lens of an eight-year old’s eye, it felt possible to be an astronaut, delving into the milky way galaxies, or an archaeologist, discovering the ancient bones of mighty creatures who once roamed the earth. “Oh, how much you’ve...

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“Growing love ” by Laura Annese

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Not all days last the same. I mean, they all have 24 hours but some seem longer and never ending. Gracie was looking at that pole by the lake. The same on where her and Gabriel marked their heights year by year. They grew up together like best friends and grew apart after the summer when she realized she loved him deeply. Four months she had spent in that small town since she moved there. It was a bold decision. She was far away from home in that unique place that used to be so fun, the same pl...

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“NEW HEIGHTS” by Eshawnial Lowry

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“Grow up.” Two words that meant so much more to me as I attempted to be the man of the house. My fingers brushed down the wooden trim of the doorframe. They came to rest at the three roughly cut lines which had the faded numbers 4’6” written directly above them.“Grow up” was what I did, physically at least. My hand slid back up the oil-darkened door trim. My fingers came to rest at the measurement of 6' my current adult height.I lost my father well before I reached this height. In fact, 4’6” at age eight was the last time my father...

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“Marks On a Door Frame” by Ingrid Robertson

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She stood against the door frame and faced forward, but she was wiggling too much. “Stand Still” he told her, and there was a smile in his voice when he said it. She looked up at her dad. “And toes together, put your back against the wall…” He was looking at the straight edge he held at the top of her head, and drawing a bold line with a permanent black marker. When she stepped away from the door frame she had to raise her eyes to see the new mark. “Look how much you’ve grown!” He said, and gav...

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“The Growth Doorway ” by Danielle Roach

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“Growth is an often missed and unmarked thing, yet surely and utterly undeniable.” -Danielle Roach For as far back as Katherine Scott could remember, she and her siblings had visited her Grandma Nellie in the hills of Oregon every summer, and it was the most exciting event of the year for Katherine. Amid the memories of playing in the yard, eating grilled cheese, selecting candy from a flower-patterned tea pot, and running around like crazy with the cousins, Katherine would remember one very specific memory during her last visit ...

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“A Roof Above” by H. Lee Russell

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“Well?” the boy asked. He paced back and forth, polite enough to be without his shoes. “Don’t quite know yet,” said the father. He was hunched, had the young girl’s head pressed to the door frame. “Hold still, sugar.” “I’m nervous,” said she, fingers drumming on her thigh. The father etched a marking on the frame with a red pen that read ‘Milwaukee’. He smiled before the kids could. “Take a look,” he said, turning his daughter to face the frame. It was a work of art; a spine composed of multi-colored vertebrae, some straighten...

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Start your story with someone having their height marked on a door frame.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 36 stories

“The aspiration of a shooting star” by Estella .

“Growing love ” by Laura Annese

“NEW HEIGHTS” by Eshawnial Lowry

“Marks On a Door Frame” by Ingrid Robertson

“The Growth Doorway ” by Danielle Roach

“A Roof Above” by H. Lee Russell

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Write a story that involves a character donating a box of clothes which have been outgrown.

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Start your story with the words: “Grow up.”

Write about a character sowing seeds for the future (literally or figuratively).

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