Due this week

5. Haunted. Have you ever been in a house where things go bump in the night? Do you believe that some buildings or places are haunted? Is there one in your town? Tell us a story about it. Make it believable.
Alternate: Lockers. What one thing do you wish no one to know about in your locker? Or what is the most important thing in your locker? Deadline: Friday Oct. 17.

To submit to Newspaper Series

  • Log in. (Click "Not a YWP member?" to create an account.)

  • Click "create content" and create an ENTRY
  • Fill out "title," "author name, school & grade" and "prompt" boxes.
  • Paste story into "body."
  • Click "Submit." You are done.
    NOTES: Your account email must be accurate; a "blog" entry must be resubmitted as an ENTRY to be considered.

my special prom night

Submitted by goblamecanada on April 23, 2008 - 13:24.

We danced all night long
Until she came home with me
One night stand oh man

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hahaha

Submitted by karlie on April 26, 2008 - 20:56.

i laugh.
I was reading all these deep and meaningful pieces
and I was like, "wow I have no idea what's going on,"
and then...
BOOM
there's your's. AND I LAUGHED.
thank you for this.
haha

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UVM Mentor Comment

Submitted by slunden on April 29, 2008 - 00:28.

Hey Denny,

Awesome haiku. It's not often on this site that we mentors come across any...er, adult material, but, having only began writing poems myself during my second year of college, I really do think that such...instances make for some of the best poetry. Haikus, and short poems in general, are a good form for such topics, because you can only say so much, and that's usually all anyone wants to hear (or, in the case of the age range of this website, should read). Keep writing haikus - they are really hard to master, but I think you've got the knack. My only suggestion, if you plan to do anything else with this poem, is to just call it "Prom Night." Again, as fits the haiku form, subtlety is key.

Thanks for submitting,
Suzanne

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