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Write a story in the form of a top-ten list.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 26, 2022

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“Top Ten Moments That Lead to This One” by Morey Guntz

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Ten: When you met Dad Thanksgiving the year your parents had that business trip, remember? Even though we were sixteen, they still thought you were too young to be alone, Claire's dorm didn't have enough room for three, and you had nowhere else to go. Dad had just married Isa and gained two stepkids, and was only there because deep down, he knew he still loved me. Mom was drunk fifteen minutes in (a personal record: normally it would have been five) and rambling about all the men hanging off her arms. You just squeezed my hand under the tabl...

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“Eloise's Development ” by Sunnie Indigo-Flynn

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Get a castle to live in!! Eloise glanced behind her, making sure that her younger sisters were following along. The four girls reached the front door of the fourth floor apartment, and Eloise shakily unlocked it. She swung the door open, her breathing shallow. Her sisters peeked around her, and little Alice gasped. “Oh, Ellie!” The five year old girl exclaimed. “It’s so cool!” She dashed into the apartment, spinning around and crashing into the old couch that was provided. A small cloud of dust rose from it, and Eloise internally cringed. Bu...

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“Normal Apocalypse Life” by Kitty Mococo

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Day 1: Today I got a job at Dangerously Good Wholesale and Pet Supplier It was going pretty good until Cathy got mad at me for stealing her life and dream job and dumped juice on the ground that made me slip into the shelves. Dangerous is true, bumping into the shelves made 11 of them fall over and some people in the aisles got caught under them and the cashier called the ambulance then my manager paid off the news reporter to not say anything. They got so much money, they retired and moved abroad.Day 2: My girlfriend is upset with what happ...

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“Top Ten Things To Do When Stuck At Home” by Keri Dyck

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My mom got tested positive with Covid, so me, my oldest brother, and my dad can’t go to work. The whole family is stuck at home, and I tell you, we’re having a blast. When I seen this prompt, I knew it was a great way to get myself writing on here again. So this won’t be a dramatic fictional story, but I hope you like it! No, these aren’t in order. There are a few that aren’t my favourite, but now’s the time to get them done; and if I put them first, you wouldn’t keep reading, but if I put them last, you’d loose interest. So I’ll scatter t...

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“And Away We Go” by Debbie Teague

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“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned” – Maya Angelou My backpack is ready, and I have my thermos of tea (it’s magic and will refill itself continuously). Come along with me as I journey to the ten places I would most like to see. We will ride by train wherever possible to each of the locations. Money is not an issue since I hit the jackpot in the national lottery. We will taste food, see sights, take photographs, and leave footprints. Ready? Our fir...

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“The Final Ten” by Grace Jarvis

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I should have asked her. Not a day goes by that I don’t regret not asking her. How was I supposed to know an atrocious vicious monster would rip her from my hands? Slow enough to leave room for hope but not slow enough for me to ask her? I couldn’t ask her, not while she was slowly being taken from life. While we sat there, in the room that imprisoned her, she gave me one final wish; no, it was a mission.“Mark,” she whispered.“Yes?” I said, fidgeting in the uncomfortably cozy blue chair across from her bed.“I want to tell you the things on m...

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“The Final Countdown ” by Benny Njuguna

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He stared at the screen for what seemed like an eternity before he reverted his attention to the blank paper laying on the table. Now what! Jilt wondered. Where should I start? He tapped his ballpoint pen on the table while counting from one to zero to calm the anger that was about to erupt again.He squeezed the pen, and threw it against the wall. "Damn!" he muttered under his breathe.He buried his head on the palms of his hands, feeling helpless and hopeless. As he pondered how his life had become a big joke, he heard the familiar 'meow' so...

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“Emma's Bucket List” by Estelle Westley

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It was nearing the end of 2019 and it is was time to make those dreaded New Year's resolutions. After a morning of wracking her brain Emma sat down at her dining room table, opened her journal, picked up her pen. "Not this year!" she states out loud. This year I will make a bucket list to work towards. Not those silly - I'm going to loose 10 kilos by end of February or I'm going to write a thousand words every day for my book or even the silliest one I made a few years ago, I am going to run a marathon this year. This was silently to h...

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“Their Aluminium Anniversary” by Kallyani Raj

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It has been ten years since they met. The first day of third grade was a memorable one for them. One of them has recently lost her pet, and the other had lost her loving grandma. They were mourning their loss that day. Their faces were sullen, and their eyes were red. If fate hadn’t brought them together, both of them would have spent their first day in misery. They are Kate and Catelyn. In the ten years of their friendship, they have never hesitated to help one another. Let's hear their story. Year one: How they met  Kate walked into h...

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“What I love about you” by Rivka Scott

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Hello My Beloved, I could not think of what to possibly get you this Christmas. Or even what would be safe to send to your deployment station over seas. I thought maybe a blanket because of the cold or even some mittens and a hat but the over seas packing prices are ridiculious. So I wrote you a list with this note a list of things I love about you because you wouldn't believe me most days. I send you this list to always look at when you are having a bad day or whenever you just want to. So to my beloved; my one and only: I give you t...

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“Ten Is the Busiest Number I'll Ever Do” by Rick Bramhall

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I can't believe it's almost the end of the year! I made a list of things to do this year and I doubt if I've completed any of them. The first thing I need to do is find the list... Ah! Here it is! Right underneath this pile of stuff I've been meaning to throw out. I wonder if that's on my list? Let me see here: 1. Throw out all the things I haven't used in over a year. That would include a lot more than this pile. It would include most of my clothes. Which is fine, because I don't fit in most of them anymore, anyway. About the only thing...

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“Ten Moments in the Life of Mom” by GB Rogut

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tw: bullying, suicide 10. In your room I came into your room and sat on your bed. Specks of dust sprang to life, reminding me it had already been a month since you last slept on it. I looked around at the movie posters on the walls and the books on your shelves.    Should I get rid of all of this, or is it too soon? Heck, will I ever be able to let go of any piece of you?   9. While making coffee I turned on the coffee maker. Once it stopped, I realized that, once again, I made the usual 10 cups. Sigh. You were the h...

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“The Top Ten Ways to Meat Men ” by Kylee Longaker

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10. We met in a bar on his third whiskey. He looked out of place and seemed to be from out of town. I don’t even remember his name. He was tall and skinny, to the point where I had a feeling that he hadn’t eaten a vegetable in weeks, and his face was unpleasant, twisted into a permanent frown. We ended up in the back of my car because I couldn’t find his. I wasn’t quite sure what I was doing...he was my first one. He stained the seat. That was the first time I tried going raw, I felt sick to my stomach for days afterwards. 9. He was a b...

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“Time Served” by Joe Swanson

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“How many commandments do we have?” “Ten, last I checked.” “How many amendments to our Constitution are there?” “I don’t rightly know; twenty, thirty…why?” There are times when we find ourselves entrenched in a physical or mental activity, when we become so overwhelmed by repetitiveness, that we become essentially comatose. Incapable of mental and or physical function. Jail will do that to you.  “How come we have only Ten commandments, and twenty-seven Amendments to our Constitution.” “Hey man, you is asking the wrong Dude.&...

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“ten seconds, ten memories” by Maggie Brown

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"10...9...8..." Upon hearing the countdown to the New Year, I can't help but recall what my mum said to me earlier today, "When the countdown starts, I want you to remember everything that you're thankful for happening this year". Scoffing slightly at the proposal that I could be thankful for anything that has happened this year, I raise my drink to my mouth. As I graze the glass with my cherry flavoured lips, I think back with a regretful heart, reflecting on the year’s adventures and conquests one by one. 10- January 1st 2020 Everything ...

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