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.

methods of the media

bluedisch.'s picture

from a side view, the chair’s back
lurched
forward, slicing her upper back, carefully,
noiselessly
waiting for her to realize the pain, or
acknowledge it, at the very least.
looking at her face, you would never
know the thoughts behind her eyes, the
memories
the chair was bringing back
most talk shows strategically placed these
miniscule torture chambers around the room
decorating them with sunny tulle
and cloudy feathers
so the deceiver might be deceived by
pleasantries
and perhaps goaded into speaking
about her life, the real one, behind
her eyes.

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