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Street Cats

by Annabelle Vaughan Age 9

Published November 4, 2021

Cats never stopped following Lorraine in the street. They even followed her to the park, on holiday, also to school....
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Ripples in the Pond

by Karen Susanto Age 13

Published April 27, 2021

Humans interrupt a peaceful day in the forest The forest had always been peaceful. The forest was where you would...
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Not Mom’s Best Friend

by Jamison Freis, Art by Parinita Chandrashekar

Published October 18, 2020

Beatrix pushed Arthur again, and Arthur grew a new bruise on his head and a new scrape on his arm....
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The Schnitzelbird

by Elaina Heinitz, Art by Hanna Gustafson

Published August 22, 2020

Life in a small town is disrupted when a special bird disappears Once there was a town named Schnitzelberg, and...
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Yellowstone, a Fresh Start

by Emily Carver, Art by Sage Millen

Published August 22, 2020

When Ruby, a wolf, gets separated from her pack, she must find a new one—or survive on her own Red...
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Whales and Cormorants

by Leon Antonov, Art by Adhi Sukhdial

Published March 19, 2020

When a killer whale smashes into their ship, Alan and his pet cormorant have to fend for themselves The mission...
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A Monarch’s Way Through

by Alexa Rivera Rockwood, Art by Nicholas Taplitz

Published October 12, 2019

A monarch butterfly encounters many obstacles—pollution, cars, and predatory birds—on her migration route Silver buildings gleamed in the distance. They...
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Figadindi

By Dennis Losett

Published January 30, 2019

I began to notice a collarless brown dog that seemed to be following us as the shadows of stucco...
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The Pendulum

by <em>1st Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest</em><br/>By Sabrina Guo, Art by Marco Lu

Published December 3, 2018

Most nights, my cat stares at the grandfather clock in the living room. She is a grey tabby...
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What the End Is

By Freya Jones

Published October 15, 2018

I knew how it would end. I knew from that first spring day when my dad and I...
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Street Cats

Story Age 9 Published November 4, 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan

Cats never stopped following Lorraine in the street. They even followed her to the park, on holiday, also to school. Lorraine got fed up, so every day she went in disguise, but the cats got super scar...
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Ripples in the Pond

Story Age 13 Published April 27, 2021 by Karen Susanto

Humans interrupt a peaceful day in the forest The forest had always been peaceful. The forest was where you would stand still and feel the earth beneath your feet.
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Not Mom’s Best Friend

Story Published October 18, 2020 by Jamison Freis, Art by Parinita Chandrashekar

Beatrix pushed Arthur again, and Arthur grew a new bruise on his head and a new scrape on his arm. Beatrix is the school bully and is always picking on other kids. Arthur is one of those kids.
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The Schnitzelbird

Story Published August 22, 2020 by Elaina Heinitz, Art by Hanna Gustafson

Life in a small town is disrupted when a special bird disappears Once there was a town named Schnitzelberg, and every morning a bird would fly over the town singing a four-note song.
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Yellowstone, a Fresh Start

Story Published August 22, 2020 by Emily Carver, Art by Sage Millen

When Ruby, a wolf, gets separated from her pack, she must find a new one—or survive on her own Red eyes sparkled in the shadows of night and injected fear like a shot into any animal that glanced i...
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Whales and Cormorants

Story Published March 19, 2020 by Leon Antonov, Art by Adhi Sukhdial

When a killer whale smashes into their ship, Alan and his pet cormorant have to fend for themselves The mission was supposed to be simple: sail out into the Atlantic Ocean, take on board a few spec...
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A Monarch’s Way Through

Story Published October 12, 2019 by Alexa Rivera Rockwood, Art by Nicholas Taplitz

A monarch butterfly encounters many obstacles—pollution, cars, and predatory birds—on her migration route Silver buildings gleamed in the distance.
Read More →

Figadindi

Story Published January 30, 2019 By Dennis Losett

I began to notice a collarless brown dog that seemed to be following us as the shadows of stucco houses became the shadows of trees and the narrow cobblestone street faded into a packed dirt pa...
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The Pendulum

Story Published December 3, 2018 by <em>1st Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest</em><br/>By Sabrina Guo, Art by Marco Lu

Most nights, my cat stares at the grandfather clock in the living room. She is a grey tabby with splotches of black and white. Her eyes are golden and edged in greenish blue, like a min...
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What the End Is

Story Published October 15, 2018 By Freya Jones

I knew how it would end. I knew from that first spring day when my dad and I took the old green pickup over to Big Sky High School’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) building and came ...
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