Write about someone who’s been sent to boarding school.

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“A little explosive” by Vameerah Darren

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My parents always thought there was something wrong with me. That’s why they had chosen to send me away.Weird things always happened whenever I got emotional. Somehow they thought that, “Mr. Clavis’s Boarding School for Problematic Children,” would change that. I knew that it wouldn’t, but I still couldn’t convince them to let me stay home.I was on the train making my way to Montana, I was a city girl. This was going to be awful. Apparently they had a lot of, “problematic children,” in the states. We had our own train car. I tried to make my...

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“Welcome to BlackHill Manor ” by Theo W.

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I am sending you here for your own good. I think this will be a good place for you considering everything going on with Darla. I want to be there for both of you and I can't do that if Darla doesn't get better and I know she will, she just needs time and the right care. Cass, I know you don't really know Marcus but he is our father after all and mom would want you to have a relationship with him. This boarding school he owns will be a great place I can just feel it. I wish I could have called you to hear your voice but I know reception is ba...

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“Initiation” by Maria Blackman

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The house mother had called lights out only half an hour ago when the older boys came knocking on the door. Mark and his roommate, Michael, had not been asleep; both country boys, their first night away from home, they had been making tentative conversation about the farms they had grown up on, the small primary schools they had gone to, the younger siblings left behind. The conversation halted as they looked at the door. “Who is it?” Mark asked. “This is your unofficial, official welcome to Rochester Grammar,” came a deep voice, accompa...

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“One for Three” by Dave Bede

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Three things had roared through my mind on that wonderful day last spring when I got my acceptance letter from Branford Academy. When Penny greeted me scarcely twenty minutes after Dad dropped me off, I was down to one for three for the time being. But at least that one was under my own control. I was still smarting from the first illusion to fall when Penny invited herself into my new room and handed me the second. I was sitting on my new, as-yet sheetless bed, looking out the window at the steel-and-glass view of New Campus when I heard ...

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“Known Unknown” by Ɛʟʏֆɨǟռ .

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“Name, age, grade.” “Rosalie Lavigne, 17, 12th, senior.” “Your room is room number 245, located on the east wing. Have a nice stay we look forward to seeing you again at the orientation located in the main ballroom at 6 pm,” the clerk handed me a small, rustic, golden key along with the most fabricated smile I had ever seen, and I trust me, I’ve seen many. I walked up two flights of stairs, turned a right, then a left, and continued walking for about two minutes until I arrived at an ivory-colored door with a black sign labeled with t...

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“St. Mary's Academy” by Sunnie Indigo-Flynn

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Ellie examined herself in the mirror. Her long, blonde hair was pulled up into a tight ponytail, and her eyes were sunken in from stress. She sighed, tightened her ponytail even more, and exited the small bathroom. She trudged down the long hallway and re-entered the head master’s office, where her mother and father were waiting for her. “Hello, Miss Elaina,” The headmaster greeted, sitting straight up with her hands folded on her desk. “Hello, Mrs..” Ellie glanced at her name plaque. “Rothschild.” “Ms,” She was corrected. She nodded a...

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“Charlotte” by Pene Worth

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Charlotte Charlotte was a resolute silhouette on the grey path. Her black coat flared sharply from her small waist, short cut raven hair raised in small tufts in the prevailing wind. She had dropped her battered leather case beside her. The pair of them frozen indefinitely before the bleak fortress before them. Linton’s School for Wayward Girls. For Nelly, It was the best she could now do for her daughter. Including withholding parts of her own history, her own blood. She turned her battered Volkswagon down the ill-used road back to...

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“Week Four” by Dozzy Nika

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Doing everything my parents have set for me could make them reach orgasm, but this time, they might end up feeling something close to grace; I might learn witchcraft. After I had intentionally failed the Federal Common Entrance Exam, Mummy still followed backyard to get me admitted into the University Demonstration High School. I didn’t want to go to a boarding school, but I had no choice, unless I killed myself. Dad waved at the pot-bellied gate man and drove in. The first thing that caught my attention was their awesome football pitc...

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“Holiday Embers” by Frank Lester

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Sharp rays of light angled through the old school’s windows, slivers of winter brightness illuminating the dusty wooden floors. Outside a brisk wind swept up the remaining leaves into twirling dervishes and sent the clouds speeding through the sky on wispy fingers. A normal cold day but dry, the persistent drought pushing toward a snowless winter, a situation the region hadn’t seen in years. Stories of wildfire devastation littered local history, a constant weight on the minds of the villagers.The wind whistled between the window seams ...

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“Domino House” by Ken Coomes

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Jason pulled up in front of the ugliest building Ronald had ever seen. The distressed brick facade stretched away to the left and right, far enough to dwarf the limousine Jason parked in front of the massive bronze double doors, covered with verdigris. The only things lending the ominous structure some semblance of life and character were the crenelated walls and ivy climbing from the manicured lawn halfway to the small square windows. Closely spaced iron vertical bars on each window countered the ivy and the castle-like appearance though, b...

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“Neville” by Jean Nacua

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Dearest Grandmother, Good news! I mean, sorry, forgetting my manners. I hope this letter finds you in good times and that you are well. The weather's not bad there, is it? Not too chilly, I hope. My pet frog Trevor has not been bothering you so much, has he? I had to leave him there at home during the holidays; he looked ill and I didn't want to make it worse. I can't wait to tell you my good news. You know we had this big tournament in school. You must have read about it in the papers, about the coming of two other great wizardi...

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“The New School ” by Charles Wasilausky

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"It won't be that bad," Mrs. Timber said as she loaded up her troubled son into her Ford Escape. "A lot of people in history have been in a boarding school of some kind." "Really? Like who," Timmy asked. "There's plenty of people. I heard people in England go to boarding schools when they are around your age now," replied Mr. Timber. "There's only one problem with that. We aren't in England, we are in the United States," Timmy spat. Timmy was a twelve year old boy who always was picked on. The last time it happened, he retaliated by punching...

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“A Thank You to Rothbridge Men’s Academy” by 💃🏻 💃🏻

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When I was thirteen years old my parents decided to send me to boarding school. They thought I was heading down the wrong path and they didn’t know how to handle me. They were inspired by the late Victor Hugo who said, “He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” My parents say they sent me to Rothbridge Men’s Academy for my own good. Hah. They claimed that being in a school environment would keep me out of trouble; that it would push me onto the right path. Well, I can concede one thing. It did keep me out of jail. But it sure as hel...

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“Seal Rock School” by Rachel Macmorran

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I stood on the dock sending last-minute texts to my friends and trying to ignore the three adults. My parents’ lawyer, Mr. Black, lifted an umbrella to shield the woman who had introduced herself as Maren Canfield, Dean of Students at Seal Rock School. She finished signing the custody papers and returned the clipboard to Mr. Black. She appeared a no-nonsense woman, with a buzz cut, no jewelry or makeup, and a rain jacket bearing the logo of my new home: an elaborate S.R.S. Her voice was incongruously high and simpering as she called, “I...

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“In Another World” by A Storyteller

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Ben woke up feeling lightheaded, he was sure he must have had too much to drink last night because his head was in a miserable state. It took him a few minutes to carefully gather his thoughts and look around only to find himself in bunker beds with some other boys his age, still asleep. Ben's head throbbed remembering last night but it took him no more than three minutes to recollect how he ended up in this unusual place. Ben's parents had been sent to a boarding school since he had failed his grade 12 exams. Perhaps out of disappointme...

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Write about someone who’s been sent to boarding school.

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✍️ 120 stories

“A little explosive” by Vameerah Darren

“Welcome to BlackHill Manor ” by Theo W.

“Initiation” by Maria Blackman

“One for Three” by Dave Bede

“Known Unknown” by Ɛʟʏֆɨǟռ .

“St. Mary's Academy” by Sunnie Indigo-Flynn

“Charlotte” by Pene Worth

“Week Four” by Dozzy Nika

“Holiday Embers” by Frank Lester

“Domino House” by Ken Coomes

“Neville” by Jean Nacua

“The New School ” by Charles Wasilausky

“A Thank You to Rothbridge Men’s Academy” by 💃🏻 💃🏻

“Seal Rock School” by Rachel Macmorran

“In Another World” by A Storyteller

🌟 Similar prompts

Set your story in a Gothic manor house.

Write a ghost story where there’s more going on than it first appears.

Write about a family attempting to hide their secrets from someone new.

Write a romance that involves one partner saving the other from a fire.

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