Young Local Writers

The Tennis Match by Shlok Tripathi

One day, a kid named Alex goes to a tennis tournament. Alex has won every single world cup since 2004. But, this isn’t a regular world cup. This is a magical world cup. People get to choose one element and they get to use it....

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Pigeons by Ben

It was a nice day in the city until hundreds of pigeons flew up into the air and with a squawk of a fat one, they brought out their forks and chucked them down.  “A pigeon rebellion!” shouted one person.  “I should not have...

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One Hundred Dragons by Oscar Peterson

Ella woke up in her bedroom. It felt like a normal day till a big band as loud as thunder crashed the air as fire flooded the house. She could see her parents running as fast as they could but the fire swept them away. She ran...

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The Fairy and the Unicorn by Kanakadurga Sivakumar

Once upon a time there was a fairy and a unicorn. They both were friends and they went together everywhere—to shopping, the park, and classes and on the bus too, so they spent every day together. They went to the gym to work and...

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A Poem by Millie Short

Why; is a very simple question But what would the world be Without people who ask Why? Why, Sparks mazes A simple question Ripples out into much more.

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To Be Continued by Rio Gaston

Rosie closed her fist around her adoptive mother’s letter to the king.  Your Majesty,  I’m very sorry about the accident. I think I found her. A baby. An orphan, by the looks of it. And as far as I’m concerned that’s what she...

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The Boy Who Cried Bacon by Yunis

You might be thinking I made a mistake, but I actually didn’t. The reason it’s called “The Boy Who Cried Bacon” is because there was a village (which was allergic to bacon). That had a devious boy who was a farmer....

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Terrible Turkey by Leo Bertram

One day there was a grandpa who was scared of turkeys. He went on a walk in the woods and he wanted to feed a duck, but instead he accidentally fed a turkey a bagel.  “Aah! This turkey is scary!” And he ran away to a different...

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The Talking Coat by Emily Kim

There lived a little girl who had a magic coat. She wore it every day. She didn’t know one thing: The coat talked to people when she was in the bathroom. When she was in the bathroom, the coat talked so loud that the little girl...

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Two Poems by Anvi Sama

Words Words are like flowers. Some are sweet, Like honey and ripe watermelon; Some are sour, Like a lime making you scrunch your face. Some are bitter, Repulsive and rotten. But when you put it all together it fits right, Feels...

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Untitled Poem by Neil Rao

Deep in the night a frosty wind roars Over the sandy barren Landscape for miles Around the air Turns still as the mist begins To form dawn begins to Crack

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How Dives Became the Way They Are by Theo Butterwick

Ker-plunk. Crash. As I fall toward the water on my fourth attempt I attempt to form a diving position. No luck. When I painfully hit the surface the other penguins laugh.  “Nice dive, Jason,” Sam manages to get out between...

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The Alien Kitties by Nia Chkhikvadze

One day, far far away on a beautiful grassland, it was peaceful, happy, and fun! There was a group of three—a cat, dog, and a rabbit. The cat’s name was Sunny, the rabbit’s name was Cinnamon, and the dog’s name was Cupcake. They...

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Recipe for Stress by Jack Kilgore

Ingredients: Homework Laundry Zombies Math School You let 64 tons of math simmer over a volcano for 67 years, slowly adding 15 lbs. of pickled homework every second. You bake it inside a black hole for 2 millennia. Dump...

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Magic Pond

By KaterinaAll is dark, but the moon and stars shine bright, piercing the darkness. It’s...

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Being Vegetarian

By JudeMy name is Jude, and unlike many others, I am a vegetarian. It’s not that hard living...

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Time in the Woods

By BreaI guess I’ll start with my garden, it’s on the south side of my house, where it...

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