Fall Frenzy Writing Contest: Apple Joy

 Photo Credit: Igal Ness for UnsplashWe wait under the trees.Grandma slides her hand in mine.Rustle…swish…It’s time!Aunts, uncles, and cousins look upward.Sparkling rubies and emeralds fall from the sky.Apples!The work begins!My baby brother’s small hands lift the first apple.Plop!In the bucket it goes.Plop, plop, plop! The bucket overflows.It’s my turn!My hands lift the bucketthen pass...

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Spring Fling Writing Contest: The Early Bird

Just a fun little entry for Ciara O'Neal's Spring Fling Writing Contest!The Early Bird(135 words)I'm uuuuupppp!The early bird gets the worm, and I am one eeeaaarly bird!Wait. What’s going on here?!This place is full of early birds up before me….That's fine. Maybe I'm not the earliest, but I'll get the biggest, juiciest worm. Nope, Joe's worm is bigger. So is Sasha’s.It's hopeless.No worries,...

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