I am here. Sitting at a wood veneer desk I look through the thick glass pane. I see before me a wide, concrete structure. A parking garage. Car after car lined up in their yellow-lined beds. Empty. Void. A vacuous space. Nothing. Not one living thing resides in this structure and yet there seems to [...]
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oh yeah, well I wrote that! – said the teacher to the boy
Posted: November 3, 2010 in oh yeah, well I wrote that! - writingTags: free verse, Henry Schmuawfulofagus, life, when books go bad, writing, young adult
Said the teacher to the boy, “You can do anything you want to do.” “Can I be an astronaut rocketing through the stars?” “No, you are much too weak for that.” “Can I be a basketball player shooting three-pointers?” “No, you are much too short for that.” “Can I be a racecar driver zooming down [...]
oh yeah, well I wrote that! – Six Word Novels
Posted: September 4, 2010 in oh yeah, well I wrote that! - writingTags: fiction, hemingway, six word novel, teens, when books go bad, writing
The idea, according to legend, came from a challenge once presented to Ernest Hemingway—to write a novel in six words. His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” It’s an interesting idea to contemplate. Easier said than done. As always. Six words to tell your story. What would you choose to say? From: Henry Schmuawfulofagus [...]
are we who?
Posted: July 17, 2010 in oh yeah, well I wrote that! - writingTags: teen, writing, young adult, young adult fiction
Are We Who? We are “when books go bad” 2010. We are girls, guys, a woman, teens – human beings. We are creative and intelligent (most of the time). We are the stars of tomorrow… We also wish people would leave our bathroom alone, When the screen door is closed, don’t come in (obvious?). We’re [...]
