Use the plot ideas to have more fun with writing! How to Write a Story One last thing before we get to the 100 story ideas, let’s talk about how to write a great short story. (Already know how to write a great story? No problem. Just skip down to the ideas below.) First, rea...
Variable Man•The Indefatigable Frog•The Crystal Crypt•The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford•The Builder•Meddler•Paycheck•The Great C•Out in the Garden•The King of the Elves•Colony•Prize Ship•Nanny•The Cookie Lady•Beyond the Door•Second Variety•Jon’s...
Eleven short scenes about school are perfect for elementary and middle school. Includes 10 funny scenes for pairs and one scene for three people. Also includes ideas for using the scripts and discussion questions. Mad Lib Scenes Ten funny scenes with five suggestions for how to use them. Great...
Fence They built a fence around the garden to keep rabbits out. Kettle She put the kettle on the stove to make some tea. Lemon He added a slice of lemon to his water. Melon We had fresh melon for dessert. Nest The bird built a nest in the tree outside my window. Pest Ants can ...
A butterfly garden overflowed with Monarchs, the latest species on the mend. “This is much nicer than I expected,” she said as her son jogged ahead to the largest enclosure. She hurried to catch up and stood protectively beside him as he hooked his fingers on the chain link fence. A...
because I’ve been getting ready to move house. I’ve found a beautiful new place, not far away, in a former orchard where I used to play. This, my current home, has been good to me and I’ve had great pleasure in creating the garden, so I have written my farewell in a poem....
I kept my eyes closed. There were plenty of magical folk in the world and some of them might well enjoy a walk through the sand-sculpture garden. Maybe the humans forgot to close the gate properly tonight. No reason to be worried yet. ...
This etext was produced by David Widger NINE SHORT ESSAYS By Charles Dudley Warner CONTENTS: A NIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF THE TUILERIES TRUTHFULNESS THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS LITERATURE AND THE STAGE THE LIFE-SAVING AND LIFE PROLONGING ART "H.H." IN SOUTHERN
This time, he turned on the water and squirted them with the garden hose, trying to wash away whatever nest material had been deposited. This went on for three days. Sometimes the wasps tried moving to a new location about a foot away, but they kept at it. Clearly paper wasps are ...
To garden is to open your heart to the sky. Dirty fingernails and a calloused palm precede a Green Thumb. Time will tell, but we often fail to listen. Seeing with one eye and feeling with the other does help bring things into focus. ...