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Category: Stories

Cooking with Grandma
The kitchen smelled like something was burning, but somehow, it still smelled good. Jalen stood…

The Snack Machine Hates Me
It all started on a regular Tuesday. I was starving. Like, stomach-eating-itself hungry. I’d skipped…

The Day My Fridge Tried to Eat Me
Okay, so no one believes me when I tell this story, but I swear on…

Silence My Cries
I never believed in ghosts or paranormal things, but when my parents went on a…

Fresh Start – Part 1: Fern’s First Day
I look out the plane window. Clouds fill the air, making it hard to see….

The Opposites
Jace was used to waking up to sirens, explosions, or an emergency call from the…

The Secret of the Old Oak Tree
On the first day of my summer vacation, I found myself really bored. My friends…

Between the Lines – Chapter 2: In the Middle of Her Own
Lena sat on the edge of the school fountain, her fingers tracing the patterns on…

The Bronze Key
Jonah was sitting on his bed, looking into space, thinking about the old radio he…

Far Away, On the Island of Jinan – Chapter 2: Amidst the Depths
“Did you check everything, Ahmed?” inquired Ali anxiously. “These tanks look half full.” Ali shook…

Keepers of Time
Liam was always overly inquisitive. Ever since his family shifted to that ancient house on…

Preparing for the Next Prank
Liam and his best friend Jake were both seated inside Liam’s bedroom on a Friday…

Love in the Library
Her heart would skip a beat at the thought of a story. From the plots…

A Day of Ice
As our bus pulled into the parking lot at the Frosty Lake Ice Rink, it…

Life Across the Wall – Chapter 6: The Reunion
“Come on, Matilda! When will you stop your bad eating habits?” shouted my mum with…

The Mirror Girl
I was brushing my teeth when I noticed something weird. My reflection wasn’t copying me….

The Day Gravity Disappeared
It all started when I dropped my pencil, and it didn’t fall. It just floated…

The Day the Internet Vanished
It started like any other Monday. I hit snooze three times, got yelled at by…

The Mint Incident
It was the week we’d all been dreading: state testing. The lights buzzed above our…

The Day My Backpack Started Talking
It all started on a rainy Thursday. I was walking to school with my hood…

The Tater Tot Takeover
It all started with a lunch tray and a dream. Every Thursday, Jefferson Middle School…

A Whisper of Static
Mia twisted the strap of her backpack as she stared at the entrance of Lincoln…

The Day My Phone Started Talking – Chapter 2: The Boy Behind the Voice
The tunnel under the science lab was cold, dark, and creepy. I held my phone…

Far Away, On the Island of Jinan – Chapter 3: The Deadly Wait
The evening breeze began to blow over the island, taking on the colours of the…

The Tales of Jordan Michael – Chapter 3: Hospital Escape
I start to hyperventilate, realizing what I had just done. “My life is over,” I…

The Tales of Jordan Michael – Chapter 1: Levi Causes a Problem
I make it to school and walk past Brooke the “two-faced girl” we call her….

Far Away, On the Island of Jinan – Chapter One: The Lethal Legend
It was an ordinary day on the beautiful island of Jinan. The birds chirping above…

The House on Oak Street
As her hair was all over the place due to the warm summer wind, Lena…

Lena and the Mangy Dog
Lena was seated on the wooden swing in her backyard and was gazing upwards towards…

The Creature in the Cold
It was a cold night in New York. Akira looked out of her window with…

Metal Hooves
It was the annual state testing day, and as usual, the air was thick with…

The Hovering Clock
It was the third week of summer, and I was already bored out of my…

The Endless Summer
It was the first week of summer, and I was already bored out of my…

I Got Detention for Arguing with a Cloud
It all started during lunch. I was walking across the blacktop with my soggy sandwich…

Platform Zero
Nobody believed me when I said the old train station was still active. “Evie, it’s…

The Day It Rained Gumballs
It all started like any other Wednesday. I was halfway through my soggy cereal, staring…

Fresh Start – Part 2: Brick in the Wall
“Well, that’s a lovely name. I am Ms. Honey, your 8th grade English teacher. I…

The Embermark
Everyone in the village thought Lyra was just a candle maker‘s daughter. She helped her…

The Day My Phone Started Talking
It all started on a regular Wednesday. I was in math class, halfway through a…

Between the Lines
Ella never really cared where she sat in ELA class until she got stuck next…

Salt and Sugar
It all began on a Tuesday. Leo Thompson got his lunch tray in the school…

The Tales of Jordan Michael – Chapter 2: The Volleyball Game
As I’m watching the volleyball game in the auditorium, loud with cheers, I glance over…

Secrets of the Hidden Forest
Sophie adored exploring around the areas of the woods behind her grandmother’s house. Each summer,…

The Whispering Trees
Evergreen Hollow was a peculiar town with the secrets of a deep forest that few…

Trapped by a Librarian
It was close to dark about 6:34 PM. I wanted to go to the library…

The Day Time Stopped
One morning, everything just stopped. The clocks stopped working, the cars did not move, and…

Second Chances
Emma had always been curious about the locked shed in her backyard. “Junk storage,” her…

Muted Blue
Canna walked around her room. She was bored and possibly scared. She hated her life….