Justin Dreamcatcher was born on a Tuesday afternoon in art class. He knew his name was Justin since that was the name that was written on his tag in black marker. He listened to the teacher explain what a dreamcatcher was. “You put them near your bed and they will chase bad dreams away,” the…
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Dance
No one saw it flying towards Earth. No telescopes spotted it. It was invisible. But everyone felt it, the dancing star. In the living room, it started with Dad tapping his foot. Mom came in and Dad took her hand and spun her around. The kids started jumping up and down on the couch like…
Mechon Ball
Mechon Ball Have you ever wanted to be a soccer ball? If you have, you’re probably crazy since those things get hit around a lot. But that’s basically what Mechon (meck-in) Ball is. There are two people on each team. One is in a big robot—the mech—about four meters tall. The other person is inside…
Alone on Top of the World
Alone on Top of the World Dawn came early on top of the world. It was a hard dawn, not like the mellow mornings down below. Up on top, the glaring sunrays were as flint-edged as the wind and the burning cold. But there was light and it found its way through the crack in…
Fire Drill, COVID-Style
Fire Drill, COVID-Style “Just because things aren’t actually ‘normal’ right now, doesn’t mean we’re going to jeopardize your safety,” the principal’s voice said over the speaker. He had the desperately forced cheerfulness of a man who has said “Six weeks from now, tops” for over a year and counting. “Remember, if we change even one…
The First Artist’s Mom
The First Artist’s Mom Aerth was down by the stream when he heard his mother scream. He thought maybe a bear had wandered into the cave again until he ran in to see her looking at the wall. “Again?” she said. “I thought you had stopped drawing on the walls when you were a baby?”…
Choco the Raisin Woman
This story started as a story for the March 22 Muse on Monday prompt but I decided to post it separately. Choco the Raisin Woman I hated all humans. They might be nice enough to each other, but every time they see me, they try to kill me. You can understand my feelings. Life is…
5 Emoticons with a Story
5 Emoticons with a Story Long ago, before we emojis like 😊 and 😎, people would make them out of characters on the keyboard (like : ) for a smile.) These are called emoticons and you have to turn your head to see them. Here are some emoticons you may not know and the stories…
The Dungeon Book
This is actually a story based on the prompt from last week’s Muse on Monday. The prompts were: Conflict: looking for a book to read Other elements: a ring, a brick, something disgusting This is a creepy story and some people might find it a bit scary, just so you know. The Dungeon Book Brandon…
First Day of Ghoul
First Day of Ghoul It was the first day of ghoul and three little monsters waited for the ghoul bus. “This is going to be awesome!” said Pucky, the little red one said. “I’m going to eat a basketball on the first day.” “I’m going to eat five basketballs,” the tall blue one said. Her…
The Green-Walled Treehouse 