Crafty’s Adventure, Part 1
“Crafty lives in a village next to the snow mountains. He wants a Snow Fang. A Snow Fang is a female lion covered in snow.”
Category Archives: Spring 2022
A Sliver of a Play
“AMALAE is at her computer in the middle of the room. There is a bunk bed in the corner, suggesting that this is a bedroom.”
Mr. Poodle and the Stray Cat, Starburst
“One day, there lived a poodle named Mr. Poodle. Mr. Poodle had no friends, making the only stray or soon-to-be pet, a lost but kind cat, his only option. Mr. Poodle was a 13-year-old living pup with his own family, made up of Mrs. Poodle and his three children, Marcy, Darcy, and Barcy.”
A Man of Dreams
“I am a man /
Just a simple man /
With microscopic dreams /
Smaller than they seem”
The Elf Story
“Once upon a time, there lived an elf. His name was Elfy. He was a good elf and was helpful.”
The Adventures of the Super Team #1
“Once upon a time, there were four super boys, two super girls, and a wicked witch. A volcano had just erupted in the city, and the people had to be safe and had to stay in their homes. The super boys and super girls had to save the day…”
Poems
“‘Table and chair,’ said the Dishes in the washer, /
‘Do you ever get dirty, or squeaky, or noisy,’ say the Dishes to The Table and The Chair.”
Crafty’s Adventure, Part 2
“One day, Crafty was in his tank and driving it towards war. He was going to battle the Apple Army. The Apple Army loved eating apples.”
Spring
“March sunshine has come /
And you know spring has begun /
Birds are chirping /
Flowers are blooming”
A Beautiful Season
“Birds soar in the sky /
Gliding along /
I see two chickadees /
Singing a beautiful song”
The Four Seasons of Poetry
“It’s a beautiful winter day /
Soft white snow covers the entirety of the New York streets /
Children gleefully tossing the snow around”
Welcome Green
“This pale feeling welcomes me, /
Somehow comforting, yet tiring.”
Escaping from Alcatraz
“In San Francisco, there was a prison called Alcatraz. It was a place for people who did something really bad. In 1948, Alcatraz was still open for prisoners.”
Will You Be My Owner?
“I woke up from a dream of kibble. Then I looked around and did not see any kibble whatsoever. That’s how I came to my conclusion that it was all just a dream.”
Willa Jean Queen of Summer
“On the hottest day in the middle of July, young Willa Jean sat pouting on the bench next to the playground, in the fresh shade near the mulberry bush. As the other children played nicely on the play structure, Willa Jean sent them dirty looks. Now, it wasn’t exactly that Willa did not like these kids personally, but that Willa Jean hated not receiving attention, like now.”
Grand Canyon Race
“Once there lived a cheetah called Dash. Dash lived in Slot Canyon, in the upper Antelope Canyon, and loved racing with the other cheetahs. One thing she loved about racing was that she could leap from side to side on the curves.”
Coco and Rosie
“Once upon a time, there were two sisters, Coco and Rosie. They lived with their mom, dad and grandma. Their dad was in charge of the house but he usually would say yes.”
Sail
“I am drawn /
Drawn to sail away /
In my tiny boat /
From night to day”
The Secret Power
“Lowe was running for her life. She clutched the magic orb and then soared into the sky. The clones were chasing her, beating their wings as fast as they could.”
The Suburbs
“Our family had just moved to the suburbs of New Jersey. I had lived in a city my entire life. In a way, it felt wrong to live in a wooden house with anything I wanted.”
The Wiggly Monkey
“Once upon a time, there was a monkey named Shalin. He lived in the jungle. He was eating bananas on top of a tree.”
Becky
“’Today is the worst day of my life.’”
The Miner
“A not-so-long time ago, in a mining district, lived a miner named Bob who was poor as dirt. He supported his family by buying a meager supply of cabbage and coal he snuck out of his mine for their stove. His job was hard and time-consuming, and he was forced to travel thousands of feet down each day to mine coal.”
Why Standardized Testing Is Unfair
“I always knew that standardized testing wasn’t fair to people who did not have as much knowledge as me from doing after-school activities. I recently turned ten, and when we did the state tests in school, I was already doing sets and operations on sets, which is a sixth-grade level. But I did not realize how super unfair it was until I did my math test.”
Child Writing Concerns
“Essays are difficult for kids, but we can conquer them. I am a ten-year-old student, and whenever I try, I always have a hard time getting an idea. I will think for hours upon hours, but nothing comes to mind.”
Minli’s Special Ingredient
“Grand-mama stirred the big black pot, Mama cut the pork, and Papa made the dough. The smell, the taste!”