The Legendary Lapdog You might know a lot about dog breeds in general, but have you ever met, or even heard of the Havanese breed? They are a one of a kind species, and can fit in almost perfectly with any family. When my mom let me choose a dog for the family, I went Read more…
The Battles of Saratoga In late 1777, the Revolutionary War was almost getting into its third year (the first battles of the war, Lexington and Concord, occurred in April, 1775) and the British wanted to crush the rebels once and for all. They were worried that foreign powers, specifically the French, would join the war. Read more…
Roald Dahl’s Use of The Extreme By Jason Qin Roald Dahl liked to use realism and surrealism as techniques to help deliver the story. Dahl uses realism to create empathy in his children’s books and unrealistic ideas in his adult short stories to keep his audience thinking. One example of this are the scenes of Charlie Read more…
Thorin Oakenshield is the mixture of an epic hero and a tragic hero. He came from a noble birth and is treated with respect due to his bravery and leadership, but he also is cursed by his lust for the Arkenstone, and that fatal flaw clouds his judgment and perhaps leads to his death. On Read more…
THE CRYSTAL QUEST – OR WAS IT GOLD? Back in 1910 there was a mineshaft with 15,000 dollars’ worth of crystals and gold. There were two boys named Dan and Bob from Johnston, Rhode Island. When they heard of this they immediately went straight to ask their moms, but unfortunately the mine was in California Read more…
Winner of the Scholastic Silver Key in Flash Fiction, 2020 The Sorrows of Marcel The condition had now plagued Marcel for months. His once strong shoulders, keen insight, and rough arms were going with a cough. His lymph nodes would start swelling, and his varicose ulcer would start itching. Community leaders had congratulated his successes, Read more…
Ace Hunt: Boy Thief Chapter One Ace Hunt walked toward the large museum under the starry night sky, by the 14th century-styled building, that from above would seem like a huge U. The Uffizi Gallery was a long labyrinth of rooms with breathtaking artwork displayed across the walls in alphabetical order, and Ace Hunt had Read more…
Congratulations to Brandon Liu, winner of the VFW Award for Darien, Connecticut! Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Read more…
11th grader, age 16 New York, USA Dear Tiffany, my younger self, If this letter reaches you successfully, then my plan is proceeding in full swing. All this will sound very far-fetched, and maybe you’ll discard this letter and continue on with your life. But I advise you to listen. If all is going to Read more…
Incompetent Fools The child ambled around the zoo, humming along to a tune and kicking rocks into the enclosures. He was 4 years old and smeared with filth. Was this a homeless child, an abused child, or an escapee from the local orphanage? No, actually he was a normal child – it was his parents Read more…
