Mr. Vinden didn’t enjoy houseguests. Mr. Vinden didn’t like people in general—but houseguests were particularly bad. Today was one of the dreaded days that he would have a houseguest. Actually, he would have two: Mrs. Perdy and her daughter, Mildred. He had never met them, but they were friends of his cousin and needed a place to stay. They sounded awful. Read More →
All I could see was death. The constant shots of gunfire rattled my eardrums and sent chills all the way to my bones. A continuous torrent of fire came from behind every tree in the forest. And the blood, the blood was everywhere. It painted my uniform. It was on my grimy hands, and it formed a pool on the ground underneath a body. Dead and dying bodies littered the ground. Their horrible stench filled my nose and refused to leave. The wind howled, and the naked trees swayed ominously over us. I tasted metal from subconsciously biting my tongue too hard. Read More →
StoryAge 12Published November 21, 2022by Hadley Taylor
Mr. Vinden didn’t enjoy houseguests. Mr. Vinden didn’t like people in general—but houseguests were particularly bad. Today was one of the dreaded days that he would have a houseguest. Actually, he would have two: Mrs. Perdy and her daughter, Mildred. He had never met them, but they were friends of his cousin and needed a place to stay. They sounded awful. Read More →
StoryAge 12Published November 19, 2022by Deeksha Rajesh
All I could see was death. The constant shots of gunfire rattled my eardrums and sent chills all the way to my bones. A continuous torrent of fire came from behind every tree in the forest. And the blood, the blood was everywhere. It painted my uniform. It was on my grimy hands, and it formed a pool on the ground underneath a body. Dead and dying bodies littered the ground. Their horrible stench filled my nose and refused to leave. The wind howled, and the naked trees swayed ominously over us. I tasted metal from subconsciously biting my tongue too hard. Read More →