Sometimes a plot turns on a mistake or a miscommunication. What if the crucial email, letter, text or phone message never arrived? It could be a disaster, or it might mean a lucky escape. Write a story where an important message never got through, and that changes the outcome for the better.
Stone Soup Magazine for young readers, writers, and artists
Will it Ever End? a poem by Cora Burch, 13
Will it Ever End? Cora Burch, 13 I wish we could all calm down. The bright sky We brought from this Is sinking beneath the clouds of fear We wrought. Tell me, mother– Will it ever end? Canned beans and soups Stock the pantry full Yet it is not a war Not an earthquake We are facing. Tell me, mother– Can we come together without Coming together? Will we walk upon the earth Hand in hand Learn to hug again To laugh together without Six feet between. I often wonder- Tell me, mother- Will it ever end? Or will we simply have to wait forever? Cora Burch, 13Van Nuys, CA
Daily Creativity #44: Write about a Change in Someone’s Life
Write a story about a change in someone’s life. This could be small (a new class or teacher) or large (moving house). Ask yourself these questions: what is the change like for my character? how do they feel? who else does it affect?
