Adventure
The Winchester. Top Story - October 2021.
My boot hit the dock with an echo as I climbed down from The Winchester. This boat had been in my family for decades. My Grandfather inherited it from his Uncle who was somewhat of a family legend. Gramps would always make a whole event of telling us kids all about the great sea adventures Uncle Henry went on, and all the mysterious creatures he encountered. Gramps was a little eccentric, so we all knew to take the stories with a large grain of salt. Sea monsters were a staple of mythical folk tales around our town, so we weren't strangers to the lore, but we also knew better than to believe everything we heard.
By Ashleigh Riley4 years ago in Fiction
The Memoirs Ben Jack
The ocean is a giant mystery. Its over 2.5 miles deep, in some places almost 7 miles, and can crush a human being by the water pressure alone. Oceanographers and Marine Biologists have searched and searched for answers, yet they have none. One secret in particular, they write off as myths, simply because they are never seen. Merpeople, or as fairy tales say, mermaids. They hide in the deep waters, and never surface. If one accidentally surfaces, its written off as a dolphin. I've learned about them on my travels abroad.
By Lakota W Bridgewater4 years ago in Fiction
What Really Happened
“Go to the library now!” “What’s going on?” I ask. “Don’t ask questions, just go!” When I got to school that day, everything was destroyed. Fires everywhere, buildings turning to rubble, streets torn out of the ground, everyone running around. It’s all chaos. Not to mention the heat, it’s always been hot in San Francine, but today, it seems hotter than usual. Nobody seems to know where to go. I am definitely not going to the library.
By Kayla Dawn Hanzen4 years ago in Fiction
Stay Strong
July 2021 – Winwoods, Georgia She sat alone in the damp darkness that now surrounded her, not wishing for freedom, as one might have guessed, but nearly welcoming the chains and shackles that now confined her. The cold steel against her wrists and ankles kept her in the moment. The pain they caused a constant reminder that this was no nightmare. She nearly laughed aloud at the thought. This of all things a nightmare? She had been through much worse than this. Things that would have the world's best horror writers cringe and their biggest fans begging for an intermission.
By Tanya Nicole Tomlinson Weier4 years ago in Fiction
TRAFAIRRIKOTA CHIEFTAIN
(TRA-FAIR-RI-KOTA) meaning General of Triumph for the Old Nation. When he arose before the people of Challiouseeka in the ceremony to his new title as Trafairrikota Chieftain, Senchauncey knew he had satisfied his people's doubts and raised their ambitious minds and desires to new heights of conquest in victories of regaining lost lands, and for the first time securing new lands. Trafairrikota Chieftain Senchauncey looked upon the people, especially the men he fought alongside with in battle, and with a stern and fierce look in his eyes, he raised his Spectre in salute to his men, women, and children he has now sworn an oath to protect and uphold his duty.
By Gayland Coles4 years ago in Fiction
Traveling Through Darkness
Why can't I breathe? What's happening? The bag of chips I was holding falls from my trembling hands onto my bedroom floor. I gasp in deep breaths of air. Am I losing my mind? Minutes creep by like hours. Finally, my back falls hitting my soft carpet. I grip the floor and a few tears leave my eyes. What's happening? Is that normal? I don't think that's normal...i'll just keep this to- “Hello there, having trouble are we?” My eyes widen and my back slowly pulls off the floor.
By Epiphany Spence4 years ago in Fiction
The Legend of Texas Jack
The Legend of Texas Jack Written By Bill Chamberlain Prolog This is the tale of one mean nasty outlaw, Texas Jack was one of the fastest guns the west had ever seen. He had outlived or outgunned every outlaw and lawman in Texas. As a boy, life turned him to the gun and he idolized men who lived by the gun and no matter what his mother said he was bound to make his way in the west and if that meant he used a six shooter, then that's what he would do. It took some time but He soon mastered the six shooter and was well on his way to becoming a legend himself. Jack robbed banks, and along the way shot several men dead.
By Bill Chamberlain4 years ago in Fiction
Frost and Flame
PART 1: FROST It was a beautiful morning despite the cloudy blanket of gray that covered the sky. As I tilted my face upward, I could feel the light, small snowflakes fall on my cheeks as they trickled down from the sky. A chilly wind swept by me, causing me to shiver. But I didn't care. The landscape was gorgeous, with a thick layer of snow that covered both the ground and the trees.
By Alicia Connor4 years ago in Fiction
Welcome to HEATHERGATE
It has been two weeks since Garrett started carefully watching the workers on the field at the bottom of the creek. This creek starts at the top of the backdrop of Mount Geneve, for some reason Garrett sensed that something was wrong. Typical man, dressed up with dark brown trousers and jacket, slim built dark brown jacket, he looked like Indiana Jones to me. No whip, no hat.
By Chacha Jaramillo4 years ago in Fiction
Skimmer
The cool early spring night was nearly over. The moon had set almost two hours before, and the dark had settled in the velvety corners of a quiet suburban street. The loudest sound was the gentle burbling of the swimming pool pump, which had been started up just a few days before. The water was mostly still on its surface, with small clumps of sodden leaves gently eddying in the darkness from the current below.
By Thomas Webb4 years ago in Fiction
