For Children
Every muscle in my body tensed. I dared not move. If only I had my trusted walking stick, but I foolishly left at just out of reach. I was at the mercy of the deadly creature. If it decided to attack, I was as good as dead. Was there any way I could get out…
Amber felt as if a jolt of electricity shoot through her body. “I don’t believe it. It must have been a mistake,” she insisted. “I just assumed you were busy, and were not able to attend.” Celeste was talking about Drew’s pool party last Saturday evening. Drew’s family had the best home in the neighborhood.…
What I thought was solid snow under my boot dropped away, and I found myself in a free fall. Deeper and deeper down into the crevasse I plunged. Then, a violent, painful jerk brought my body to a sudden stop. I was left hanging in midair by my harness, attached to a single rope. All…
Hunter could not stop ringing his hands as he anxiously waited for his name to be called. “Maybe I’m not good enough to make the team,” he thought to himself. “Cody Johnson,” the coach called out, followed by “Parker Edwards.” There were only a few slots left. Hunter tried to wipe the moisture from his…
One day I decided to sneak away from my brothers and sisters, and explore the cellar of my grandparent’s old farmhouse. We had finished a soccer game, and I grew bored of sitting in the shade of the giant maple tree. I slipped into the house, and down a short, narrow hallway. The basement door…