Stories tagged with "beginning"
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The Beginning

Like Mr. Thoreau, I came here to get away, to live at the edge of nothing and think things through. Life had become too compl…
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Starting the Summer with Mr. B
By the time I finally got to Mr. B’s front gate, it was almost too hot for the dog to bother barking at me. His sharp eyes st…
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End of the Beginning
It feels like just yesterday… when it all began.
When we stepped in those doors, when we heard that bell ring.
New pencil…
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Create Your Own Adventure (aka, the literary fantasy railroad... but enjoy the ride!)
Along the road you trudge, with a pack full of gear: some rations, a mirror, a couple of torches and some (heavy) rope. You s…
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Telling

I picked up the knife and went upstairs with it. It was once again, just calling to me.
_Am I really going to do this? This i… -
Frozen in Time
Still.
Quiet.
Peace.
My hands crunched along the crisp grass as I slunk around for any source of food, any little chink of…
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The Chant

Next day, Emily ran up to me and told me that Ashley was on her way to the courtyard, outside of the cafeteria.
“You should a… -
Orange. Yellow. White. Green
Orange. Yellow. White. Green.
Orange. Yellow. White. Green.
remember Kristi!
Orange. Yellow. White. Green.
Kristi was si… -
Out The Door

It has now been one week since Faith has been in the hospital and she is finally getting out. And because my teachers are mor…
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“Redacted!”
“Chevy Chase! Wait! No! That was Gerry Ford”
The buzzer sounded, sighs sighed and shoulde…