The Best of The Worst
This blog features writing from my younger years … from mortifying diary entries and bad poetry to high school newspaper articles and short stories. As a tortured teen, I would have been crushed had my poignant poems and powerful prose not been taken seriously. But the funniest things are often those that are unexpected, and re-reading my efforts as an adult, I find that I was often at my best and most entertaining when I was trying to be anything but that.-
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Category Archives: Fiction
Grandma Was Right – Chapter 8
The next day, Barbie found out from Gerald Edwards that Kelly was staying at Jenny’s for three days while her parents were out of town. “Goodbye mom,” Barbie called, as she walked in the door after talking to Gerald.
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Tagged Accident, Fight, Forgive, Friends, Grandma
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Grandma Was Right – Chapter 6
Barbie had just gotten back from the mountains when the trouble started again. She kept getting letters in the mail. They were from Kelly, of course. This is just one:
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Tagged Friends, Girls, Grandma, Letters, Memories
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Grandma Was Right – Chapter 5
It was the last day of school and all of the kids got yearbooks. They were supposed to come a week before that but they were late. Everybody was signing yearbooks. But Barbie was so excited about going on their … Continue reading
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Tagged Brothers, Camping, Fishing, Lost, Parents, Summer
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Grandma Was Right – Chapter 4
Ah! Saturday at last. Barbie thought it would never come. She wanted to go to the park, but she remembered the last time, so she decided not to go. Instead she called Cindy, her best friend.
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Tagged Bored, Brothers, Grandma, Police, River, Terribly Earnest
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Grandma Was Right – Chapter 2
Barbie dreaded school that morning. She wondered how many people Kelly had told about the incident in the park. Ann had gotten a phone call from Kelly’s mother. Kelly’s mother said that Kelly had a big bruise on her stomach.
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Tagged Fight, Friends, Girls, Two-faced
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Grandma Was Right – Introduction
What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice, And everything nice, That’s what little girls are made of.
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