Student Spotlight: ‘Fairy Tale Ending’
A woodcutter and his husband lived in a very poor village beside a forest. Nothing grew in the gritty, unforgiving soil, and the rise in automation was really hurting the local job market. Many of the people were afraid they…
Student Spotlight: ‘The Thing That’s Still Here’
It was just sitting there, right on his chest. “By the grace of God are we delivered.” Staring at me with those terrible eyes. Those oily, ugly, terrible eyes. “For he watches us and consoles us in our grief.” Not…
Student Spotlight: ‘Sit and Stay’
It was a bad time for me. “You want to say anything nice about him?” I really didn’t want to. They had put Sherlock in a box so I wouldn’t see his guts spilling out. But it didn’t help since…
Student Spotlight: ‘One Good Thing’
It was a perfect split of dusk when a terrible thing occurred. It began with the mastiff, that is, the dog that Eddie said was a mastiff but which, really, was probably a quagmire of breeds all smacked together. As…
Student Spotlight (11/1/19): ‘The Body’
“Billy Jones’ body is in Morley’s basement,” the other kids would tell me. Every day we had to walk past her house to get to school. The wind was always strong there, providing atmosphere for a story and somebody would…
Student Spotlight (10/25/19): ‘Ugliest Duckling’
Once upon a time, near a crystal-clear lake, under a vibrant blue sky, a mother duck sat waiting on her nest. Other mothers were already out and about, swimming to and fro with their hatchlings in tow. But this mother…
Student Spotlight (10/18/19): ‘Early Birds’
At 3:00 a.m., everyone in town was asleep. Then, at 3:30 a.m., an alarm woke everyone up. However, since people tend to procrastinate, even at the most important of times, it wasn’t until 4:00 a.m. that they went outside to…
Student Spotlight (9/27/29): ‘Sky is Gone’
Janna left the house about an hour ago, based on the pressure gauge at the end of her oxygen pump. She wondered what her footsteps must sound like out here, on the frozen ground. She thought it would sound musical,…
Student Spotlight (9/20/19): ‘The Routine’
I think it was midnight, at least it was almost midnight (I’m sure because that’s the most appropriate time for this sort of thing to happen) when I saw the clown. I should say The Clown and not the clown,…
Student Spotlight (9/14/19): ‘Rebel Pebble’
There once was a pebble, Rebel Pebble and a rebellious pebble she was. Most pebbles were adorned with one solid color, they adorned themselves with their very favorite one. They became amber, cyan, azure and more, but always one color….
