The house sat desolate at the edge of town. The grass in the front yard seemed to stop growing like it gave up trying to give life back to the home. Even the trees were dead. The front porch had seen better days with boards...
Tanu was reluctantly following Ana up the front steps of the abandoned library. "I think this is a bad idea, Ana," she said, as she watched her push open the door. "Why? The door has been left unlocked for us," she replied. She waited for Tanu to...
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. "'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at...
by Edgar Allen Poe TRUE! --nervous --very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all...
As told by an aspiring 4th grade author...
The drive to the lake house was long, but always worth it. The fresh country air, the beautiful scenery, and long, winding roads provided a much needed revitalization for Alexandra. She had planned this trip to the lake house months in advance, even...
Rene sauntered into the cemetery just before 5 o'clock on a Thursday night. He had meant to stop by sooner to pay his respects to his grandparents but life had kept him too busy. He remembered that the family mausoleum was on the far side...
Sherman awoke soaked in sweat, breathing heavily, and feeling...
As told by a spunky 3rd grader. Once there was a boy in high school named Alex. There, he would hang out with his friends and work on projects on his laptop but, he likes this girl named Rose. He tries so hard not to look at...
Dan was going through his usual daily routine one mundane Saturday morning – or so he thought. He didn't really pay attention to his surroundings and didn’t notice the shadowy figure following him. When Dan entered the video game store at dusk, he glanced up...
As told by a spunky 3rd Grader On a Halloween night, on a year long forgotten, there once lived a girl named Emma. She loved candy, and that's why she loves Halloween, her birthday or Christmas - all the holidays listed she got candy. But one Halloween...
It would take two days to drive up to his parent’s home but he had a rational fear of flying and would rather drive than take a train. He had more control that way, he thought. Alfred didn't mind driving the distance since it afforded...
It wasn't easy living in New York City but Mariela had adjusted to the fast paced city life in no time. The opportunity of a lifetime had presented itself to her 2 years ago on her 33rd birthday. Mariela had found a great apartment with...
The Grand Gala is a massively large building situated almost smack dab in the center of town. It had been built in 1672 and used as a courthouse during the Witch Trial hysteria and then it became a makeshift hospital during both the Revolutionary and...