Stories tagged with "beginning"

  • The Beginning Inspired by a photo

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Telling Inspired by text

    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…

  • The Chant Inspired by text

    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 Inspired by text

    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…

  • Expletive Deleted

    “Expletive Deleted!”

    “Redacted!”

    “Chevy Chase! Wait! No! That was Gerry Ford”

    The buzzer sounded, sighs sighed and shoulde…