The
Decameron
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The
Decameron
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The
Decameron
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Other Grade Stories

"Over the trench, dodge the big rock, left a ways, jump the large branch, keep running..."

"'I dunno when this damned road‘s gonna end, ah swear is’ longer than the river Hudson, an’ colder too...'"

Blackbird

Quinn

Swire

Brooklyn

Other Grade

"Such marvelous words I have bled on these pages! Truly the world needs to read this..."

"Lucifer: I want him—body and soul. Wait until he reeks of fear and desperation for, by then, he will be..."

Lucifer’s Master Plan

Callherwallflower A. R.

Brooklyn

Other Grade

"Are you mad? All I’ve done throughout this journey in hopes to protect him, shielding..."

"[Dante]: Ulysses, from within the fire, when my master told me your flame could speak, I didn’t believe..."

Eighth Circle Confessions

Simone

Moore

Other Grade

"And then she saw the man. He looked like all the others. He was wearing a plaid..."

"The nurse had pushed the curtains aside so that she could have a look out at the night sky from her bed..."

Strange Fruits

Andrea

Schenkel

New York

Other Grade

"'Get in the car, I’ve got places to be” he spat. “Does your mother still have no job..."

"Water. Water is surrounding me. When I scream nothing comes out. When I struggle no one is there to save..."

Catch Me

Zoe

F

Portola Valley

Other Grade

"Crushed with longing Crushed with the notion that she will be belonging..."

"Crush why is it called a crush you ask..."

Why is it Called a Crush, Anyway?

Tori

McDonald

Nyack

Other Grade

"'You can’t even take care of yourself! If Emma wasn’t here, I wouldn’t even allow you..."

"It was a quiet morning of 23 October 1923, well until Lia started arguing with her mom. They kept..."

Heart of a Detective

Zunaira

Ghazi

Muscat

Beaconhouse School Oman

Other Grade

"We quickly stood up and ran towards the stairs to get to the roof. When we got there..."

"It was a bright, sunny day and I was getting very bored indoors so I decided to go to my friend’s house..."

Moment of Reflection

Mirza Arsalan

Ahmed Baig

Muscat

Other Grade

"After speaking with Friar Puccio earlier today at his home, I convinced him..."

"[Dom Felice] When I first heard of Friar Puccio and his spiritual connection, I knew I had to meet with..."

The Tables Have Turned

Raine

Seraphina

Jackson Heights

Other Grade

"Owl flashed her weapons at one of the employees and ordered him to make an..."

"Jules Franco is an innocent-looking 19-year-old. She's a well-known Cybercriminal, a Skilled Arsonist..."

Win for the Law

Abeeja Rehan

Wilson

Muscat, Oman

Beaconhouse Private School

Other Grade

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"Over the trench, dodge the big rock, left a ways, jump the large branch, keep running..."

"'I dunno when this damned road‘s gonna end, ah swear is’ longer than the river Hudson, an’ colder too...'"

Blackbird

Quinn

Swire

Brooklyn

Other Grade

"Such marvelous words I have bled on these pages! Truly the world needs to read this..."

"Lucifer: I want him—body and soul. Wait until he reeks of fear and desperation for, by then, he will be..."

Lucifer’s Master Plan

Callherwallflower A. R.

Brooklyn

Other Grade

"Are you mad? All I’ve done throughout this journey in hopes to protect him, shielding..."

"[Dante]: Ulysses, from within the fire, when my master told me your flame could speak, I didn’t believe..."

Eighth Circle Confessions

Simone

Moore

Other Grade

"And then she saw the man. He looked like all the others. He was wearing a plaid..."

"The nurse had pushed the curtains aside so that she could have a look out at the night sky from her bed..."

Strange Fruits

Andrea

Schenkel

New York

Other Grade

"'Get in the car, I’ve got places to be” he spat. “Does your mother still have no job..."

"Water. Water is surrounding me. When I scream nothing comes out. When I struggle no one is there to save..."

Catch Me

Zoe

F

Portola Valley

Other Grade

"Crushed with longing Crushed with the notion that she will be belonging..."

"Crush why is it called a crush you ask..."

Why is it Called a Crush, Anyway?

Tori

McDonald

Nyack

Other Grade

"'You can’t even take care of yourself! If Emma wasn’t here, I wouldn’t even allow you..."

"It was a quiet morning of 23 October 1923, well until Lia started arguing with her mom. They kept..."

Heart of a Detective

Zunaira

Ghazi

Muscat

Beaconhouse School Oman

Other Grade

"We quickly stood up and ran towards the stairs to get to the roof. When we got there..."

"It was a bright, sunny day and I was getting very bored indoors so I decided to go to my friend’s house..."

Moment of Reflection

Mirza Arsalan

Ahmed Baig

Muscat

Other Grade

"After speaking with Friar Puccio earlier today at his home, I convinced him..."

"[Dom Felice] When I first heard of Friar Puccio and his spiritual connection, I knew I had to meet with..."

The Tables Have Turned

Raine

Seraphina

Jackson Heights

Other Grade

"Owl flashed her weapons at one of the employees and ordered him to make an..."

"Jules Franco is an innocent-looking 19-year-old. She's a well-known Cybercriminal, a Skilled Arsonist..."

Win for the Law

Abeeja Rehan

Wilson

Muscat, Oman

Beaconhouse Private School

Other Grade

"The room felt like it was suddenly spinning around him. He pulled out a chair and sat..."

“Aye Barry, how many’d you get today,” Jim questioned as he hung up his coat. “I only got one. Coulda..."

On the Flip Side

Sofi

Igyan

Other Grade

"Snippets of blurry, childhood memories flipped through my head: Jeremy patting my..."

"The blue mug of coffee slipped out of my hand and fell on the wooden table, cracking. A crisp newspaper..."

Culpable

Sarah

Datta

Other Grade

"Bea was wondering the forest. Just like her hero, she too was lost in the wood, but..."

"Bea reached into her bag. She took out the snack she had been saving. Virgil looked at her..."

Dante’s Destiny

Marina

Vega

Brooklyn

Other Grade

"Somewhere, someone grows old without knowing 6 million people were killed only 80..."

"Nothing - I know is ever more than barely a fraction of the world. My life, my - knowing is but a single..."

Something Like Knowing Nothing

Allison

Kim

Greer

Other Grade

"I am missing parts of my body that I need, one leg keeps me going on the traveling..."

"Where does the road end, when does the road end - Knowledge what I desire that and only that - Why can't..."

Where Does The Road End

Hannah

Ahmad

Harrisonburg

Other Grade

"People will lick her clean, Husbands and their Hearts, and she will be able to watch..."

Mature Content

"Marjorie is a Clockwatcher. She sits in a room and watches the Clock. Its face is round and flat. It is..."

A Pithos is a Wife is an Empty Jar

Gemma

Trimble

Phoenix

Other Grade

"He had lost all hope, every plan ended in confusion. He felt as though he should have..."

"Dante was surprised to see Virgil as he was someone he thought extremely highly of. Virgil picked up on..."

Dante’s Battle with Demons

Nina

Megna

New York

Other Grade

[Dante] There is a question I desire most to ask you. Virgil insisted he knew what...

[Dante] Something isn’t right here. Ulysses swore once I made him my guide he would answer my question.

Curiosity Killed the Dante

Christin

Skerret

Staten Island

Other Grade

"I snap my eyes away and redden, although I don’t think any of my classmates noticed..."

"She’s at the desk next to me, rummaging through her backpack. After a few moments, she sighs, her brow..."

Grey Areas

Emily

Aldine

Lenox

Other Grade

"I can't hold myself up anymore, so I sink to the ground, kneeling down, head bowed low."

Grief hits me like a flood, And suddenly I'm falling...

The Flood

Celia

T

Lake Forest Park

Other Grade

"'Well the boss was saying…' he hesitated as he spoke. 'What was he saying Ben?' she..."

"She thought her boss had made a deal with someone about her. All she could say was, 'That sounded like a..."

La Reine Phantom

Love

Florschuetz

Dallas

Other Grade

"The sun radiated a pure, iridescent marigold glow which only made the two friends..."

"5 minutes. That’s all they had. They had five minutes to spill every single emotion they felt about each..."

5 Minutes

Adwoa

Ansong

Monmouth Junction

Crossroads South Middle School

Other Grade

"Fastball, Fastball, Fastball, everything is working, now all I have to do is get this..."

"A baseball, a white little speckle, spirals towards me as I dig my back foot into the batters box. The..."

A Journey Through A Baseball Game

John

B

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"What if I say...I feel nothing. It might sound weird but I’ve been through so much..."

"People don’t know what happened to you; they assumed you are content in this world… If people could see..."

This Corner of The World

Karlie

Gilbert

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"The bittersweet melody of a lone violin, drifting through a cracked window..."

Goodnight

Juliet

Harris

New York City

Other Grade

"You can start by accepting yourself..."

Silence

Harini

Karthikeyan

Cranbury

Other Grade

"After time, all of her dreams and visions became realities..."

Deja Vu

Lynnessa

Marrow

Millis

Millis Middle School

Other Grade

"That girl, sitting all alone, is me."

You see her over there, at the isolated table. Isolated because you’re in the middle of a pandemic, a deep...

The Girl Sitting Alone at the Table

Sarah

Silverman

New York

Other Grade

"The sky fascinates me: its ever-changing colors like a painter’s palette"

I wish I could say I have a beautiful, stunning, scenic view from the 25th floor of my towering apartment...

My Brick House, My Window, and The World

Amelia

Franke

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Do you see that little wooden gazebo right there? That is where I like to just sit..."

"Hi there! You told me you wanted a tour of St. Louis? Okay good. Let’s start at the zoo. Before we..."

The Talking City

Danny

H.

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Depression, anxiety, and other mental diseases. Let's get this clear. You are not the..."

"Living in louisville kentucky these past few months you would guess it’s been bad..."

I am not the same

Courtney

Russell

Louisville

Other Grade

"I see the kids running around like dandelions in the wind The cars with drivers that..."

"I see my front yard with the not so green grass The quiet street with one car parked on it The other..."

Home

Sonya

Lang

St. Louis

Other Grade

People for Place

Kirkwood, MO, that’s home to me. The train stations, stores, and restaurants are all so familiar to me. I...

People for Places

Sadie

N

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

Be the change you seek to see

I sat up in bed and I saw my mom from my window taking groceries out of the car. She was carrying at least...

Be the change you seek to see

Ryan

Caldwell

Valley Cottage

Nyack Middle School

Other Grade

"It's what's behind the window that can destroy you..."

It's what's behind the window, that can hurt the most. It's what's behind the window that can destroy you...

It’s What’s Behind the Window

Autumn

Etemadi

Erie

Other Grade

"But it feels like her best years are behind her..."

Ready to Live

Layla

R

Nyack

Nyack Middle School

Other Grade

"The news is only a camera lens, zooming in on the negative in the world..."

Camera Lens

Jamilah

Araf

New York City

Other Grade

"It took a flash flood / Before I reached the drought..."

Tears from the Sky

Adrianne

Gonzales

Boston

Other Grade

nothingness of the sky

green, the green of the trees surrounding for miles the trees i used to run around and play in. a field the...

nothingness of the sky

Ajsa

P

Milton

Other Grade

The Open Window

Life doesn’t revolve around other people’s decisions. It’s about you One goal can change your whole...

The Open Window

Niskriti

B

Monmouth Junction

Crossroads South Middle School

Other Grade

"The sky is crying, but so are you..."

Another Rainy Day

Maddie

Abel

Boulder

Other Grade

"Outside of my window, I see a landscape, as well as memories. I see a long expanse of..."

Although it may just be a cleverly designed piece of glass on a house, a window can be much more than just...

The Meaning of a Window

Gavin

J

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"The problem with yours is, rather than having your experiences being balanced or..."

Outside my window? Huh, what a funny question, isn’t it…? Alice in Wonderland once lived outside my window...

Welcome to Wonderland

Heart

P

Dayton

Crossroads South Middle School

Other Grade

"Everytime I look outside my window it reminds me of HIM, the old man who lived far..."

From my window I can see fear From my window I could see heartbreak From my window I can’t find a single...

The Darker Side of Life

Confidence

Chigbo

Valley Cottage

Nyack Middle School

Other Grade

"The lingering scent of scratchy hay and the chilling wind knotting up your hair when..."

Outside my window is a small town called Kirkwood. In this small town, I see a school. Inside the school I...

Outside My Window

Tori

D

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

The Memories Outside My Window

I wish I could say that outside my window was something special like a beautiful scenery of dancing palm...

The Memories Outside My Window

Lydia

Wieshan

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

My Second Home, The Other Side of The Window

Outside this window was my second home, a place where I grew up and could look outside and feel like I was...

My Second Home, The Other Side of The Window

Carson

T

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

My Bubble

At a glance this view through the glass is perfection Dew gracing the tips of the leaves and sunlight...

My Bubble

Audrey

M

Edmonds

Kellogg Middle School

Other Grade

"Listening, I continue to hear others' stories of hardships and injustices to better..."

When I first heard of this contest, I didn't know what to think. I mean sure when I look through my window...

Seeing Differently

Grace

Volz

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"In the end, it may not sound like much but this town is mine. Whenever I leave, even..."

Outside my window is a town that isn’t small but it certainly feels that way. The majority of it is houses...

Outside My Window

Dylan

C

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Stars twinkling, looking down at the blazing fire in the grocery store..."

Outside my window, I see dierbergs on fire. Smoke in the dark sky. Stars twinkling, looking down at the...

Outside I See a Fire

Emma

Frate

STL

Kirkwood School District

Other Grade

"Inside my window, I wait to go back outside. Because outside my window, I feel free."

Outside my window, I feel free. Outside my window, I’m laughing with my friends. Outside my window, I’m...

If I Lived Outside My Window

Hannah

Bendoff

Kirkwood

Other Grade

Outside My Window

It seems as if it were only yesterday, that I was running around outside on my short stubby legs laughing...

Outside My Window

Rosemary

Stukes

Cassatt

North Central Middle School

Other Grade

"...it reveals an image many people wish they could see."

Small bits of the sun brighten up my room through the curtains. I guess that’s my cue to get up and open them.

The Unseen Magic of a Childhood Home

Haley

B

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

Unforeseen Characteristics

I punch in the code. SCREE!!! The garage door starts opening, creating an ear-piercing noise. I rip off my...

Unforeseen Characteristics

Sage

Kelly

Ballwin

Other Grade

"...hope that the answers to my questions are etched somewhere in the gentle strokes..."

My world feels so still. Bland. Unchanging. Day after day, I look outside the window, hoping to see some...

The Girl on The Canvas

Isabella

C

Middletown

Other Grade

Blood

I opened my window to see a bright red bird pass by. It was a lovely spring day in San Francisco...

Blood

Brianna

Burns

Millis

Millis Middle School

Other Grade

"A world where people are chasing their dreams. A world where dreams turn into reality."

"Looking out a window you see a joined neighborhood, everyone knows everyone, friends, families. Taking..."

World of Possibilities

Bryleigh

Maxwell

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Hi, I am Kaelyn Neely, I was born in the year 3300. Now I know that for you that may..."

"Take a look outside your window. What do you see? Do you see the sky, some grass, or some trees? No..."

What’s Outside Your Window?

Kaelyn

Neely

Dallas

Other Grade

"Authors. Make up characters, and I make up shorter thoughts. Like right now I’m..."

"I’ve never been a big fan of writing but I’ll give this a shot, so here I go. I wanna be a lawyer when..."

Distractions

Jacob

Blaskiewicz

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"cherry blossoms will bloom - at the end of the raging snowstorm - but for now the..."

my longing gaze - out the speck of light in this vacuum - faces obscured - a blanket of despair - draped..."

Longing

Demarie

Hao

New York

Other Grade

"I see ivy waving, dancing and weaving through the earth..."

Through my window I see a pane of glass separating me from reality, A thought of opening and letting...

What Eyes Can See Through a Pane of Glass

Matilde

Adele Martignoni

Nyack

Nyack Middle School

Other Grade

"The snow glittered like diamonds, As the sunlight brightened..."

"I look out the window, As my hands stick to the window. My hands were pink, But my hands stayed..."

Snow

Rishitha

Madduri

Monmouth Junction

Other Grade

"when our windows are dirty we complain about not being able to see outside but..."

"my view of the World is tainted scratched dusty my window very badly needs to be cleaned. it craves..."

my view of the World is tainted

Polly

Abernathy

South Burlington

Other Grade

"She’s suffocating, drowning in the layers of fake that she’s dived perfectly into."

Mature Content

"She’s smiling, isn’t she? She’s grinning infectiously, just like always, as she walks through the hallway."

Nobody Will Notice That I Can’t Keep Breathing Underwater

Vee

Z.

New York

Other Grade

"Black child, black child - Keep your hands on the rim - Of the wheel and keep still..."

"Black child, black child - You weren’t meant to thrive - You were only meant to hide - In this world..."

Black Child

Sophia

G

Louisville

Other Grade

"The noises of acorns dropping, branches snapping, and the swoosh of leaves filled my..."

A gentle breeze swept past my face, as I gazed outside at the beautiful scenery. The sun glowed and greeted...

Autumn Outside My Window

Hasini

Muddapu

Princeton

Crossroads South Middle School

Other Grade

My City, The Sea

Outside my window, I see a school of fish. Mostly minnows masquerading, make believe sharks and crustaceans...

My City, The Sea

Clara

Banks

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Last year I couldn't imagine denying my pain an audience. Didn't think suffering..."

"In the arteries of Louisville, the lighting makes our skin look cheap. The city is thick with people..."

Inhale

Dez

Levier

Louisville

Other Grade

Back Again

Outside my window the sky’s beaming blue cold river waters grey and blue snow falls down leaving sky’s grey...

Back Again

Noa

Daly

Nyack

Nyack Middle School

Other Grade

Outside MY Window—STL

My corner of the world is about 38.6270° N, 90.1994° W. Or, if you don’t like coordinates, it sits on the...

Outside MY Window—STL

Miles

Deck

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"They thoroughly explained how they were to escape. Jasper asked a few questions here..."

"They dreamed of birds flying high, and joining them. The thought of soaring above buildings and clouds..."

A Robin’s View

Chloe

McIntosh

Dallas

Lacreole Middle School

Other Grade

"She started to breathe faster and faster. She could hear her heart beat. Then..."

"In a small cabin in the woods of Oregon there was a girl. This girl lived in the woods for one reason. To..."

Trapped in The Other World

Love

Florschuetz

Dallas

Lacreole Middle School

Other Grade

"It was a windy morning In Maryland..."

It was a windy morning In Maryland, young Lillian, or also called Lily, stared outside her window in...

Outside My Window

Riley

Loden

Canton

Other Grade

Life from my perspective outside my window

Life from my perspective is pretty crazy. I’m currently looking outside my window saying, “What should I...

Life from my perspective outside my window

Ella

Blaskiewicz

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"What a great question, so ignored and underappreciated..."

What’s outside my window? What a great question, so ignored and under appreciated. Probably because the...

What’s Outside Your Window?

Natalie

B

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

Behind the Glass

When I look outside my window I see people, People who used to be clear now masked, Expressions, emotions...

Behind the Glass

Pierce

Fowler

West Seattle

Other Grade

"My window is a poem of pain and sorrow. Guilt overwhelming your chest, you feel heavy..."

My window feels pain, sorrow, discomfort and struggle. As I sit in my rocking chair and watch birds fly by...

The Guilt Outside My Window

Orion

Masterson

Marlboro

Other Grade

"Days and weeks and whole months fade from memory, but moments, whole worlds, and eras..."

Have you seen steam escape the river? With spring's entrance, I wait with bated breath. The return of blush...

Annual Cascade Scenes

Zakaria

Sadak

La Center

Other Grade

"He was frozen in fear, a normal day went wrong so fast. Will couldn’t ask his dad..."

"It was a day like any other. A quiet kid from a small city known as St.Louis Missouri was playing..."

They’re watching.

Michael

Blaskiewicz

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"We’re fifteen, we can go to the big kid parties now. I’m sick of the little kid parties m

"It was the day of Halloween and everyone is on tilt. Every year on the night of..."

Doll Face

Finley

Millwood

Greensboro

Other Grade

"Suddenly I'm blinded by blood dripping into my eyes. I scream loudly, not because it hur

"I open my eyes to the stinging sensation of the saltwater; it burns but I keep them..."

Burning in Hell; or with her

Maddie

Winnie

Dallas

Lacreole Middle School

Other Grade

"All is silent but for the whispers in the hushed wind..."

Outside my window there are sparse patches of snow that litter the ground. They are the remnants of past ...

Outside My Window

Sophia

Nielson

Middletown

Other Grade

"The more I look, the more I lose hope. I keep looking in the same places. I search..."

"I am at my home alone right now. My parents left to see some of their friends. My sister is staying over..."

Deftones

Oliver

Ojendyk

Chicago

Kenwood Academy High School

Other Grade

"Then the shadowy figure came into the kitchen. I could see its black outlines in the..."

"It was ten p.m. and me, and my friends Noah, Alex, and Kris were leaving the skatepark. I went on my way..."

House Horror

Kyle

G.

Chicago

Other Grade

"He was talking not only of these final deaths, but of the deaths that had happened..."

"'No, no, no, no, no, no!' He rushed down his grand staircase and found the last of the bodies. 'Why!'..."

Because of the Whispers

Kaisa

M.

Cedar Springs

Other Grade

Where I'm From

"I am from many countless early mornings and late nights..."

Where I’m From

Gifty

Lomotey

Waltham

Other Grade

"Over the trench, dodge the big rock, left a ways, jump the large branch, keep running..."

"'I dunno when this damned road‘s gonna end, ah swear is’ longer than the river Hudson, an’ colder too...'"

Blackbird

Quinn

Swire

Brooklyn

Other Grade

"Such marvelous words I have bled on these pages! Truly the world needs to read this..."

"Lucifer: I want him—body and soul. Wait until he reeks of fear and desperation for, by then, he will be..."

Lucifer’s Master Plan

Callherwallflower A. R.

Brooklyn

Other Grade

"Are you mad? All I’ve done throughout this journey in hopes to protect him, shielding..."

"[Dante]: Ulysses, from within the fire, when my master told me your flame could speak, I didn’t believe..."

Eighth Circle Confessions

Simone

Moore

Other Grade

"And then she saw the man. He looked like all the others. He was wearing a plaid..."

"The nurse had pushed the curtains aside so that she could have a look out at the night sky from her bed..."

Strange Fruits

Andrea

Schenkel

New York

Other Grade

"'Get in the car, I’ve got places to be” he spat. “Does your mother still have no job..."

"Water. Water is surrounding me. When I scream nothing comes out. When I struggle no one is there to save..."

Catch Me

Zoe

F

Portola Valley

Other Grade

"Crushed with longing Crushed with the notion that she will be belonging..."

"Crush why is it called a crush you ask..."

Why is it Called a Crush, Anyway?

Tori

McDonald

Nyack

Other Grade

"'You can’t even take care of yourself! If Emma wasn’t here, I wouldn’t even allow you..."

"It was a quiet morning of 23 October 1923, well until Lia started arguing with her mom. They kept..."

Heart of a Detective

Zunaira

Ghazi

Muscat

Beaconhouse School Oman

Other Grade

"We quickly stood up and ran towards the stairs to get to the roof. When we got there..."

"It was a bright, sunny day and I was getting very bored indoors so I decided to go to my friend’s house..."

Moment of Reflection

Mirza Arsalan

Ahmed Baig

Muscat

Other Grade

"After speaking with Friar Puccio earlier today at his home, I convinced him..."

"[Dom Felice] When I first heard of Friar Puccio and his spiritual connection, I knew I had to meet with..."

The Tables Have Turned

Raine

Seraphina

Jackson Heights

Other Grade

"Owl flashed her weapons at one of the employees and ordered him to make an..."

"Jules Franco is an innocent-looking 19-year-old. She's a well-known Cybercriminal, a Skilled Arsonist..."

Win for the Law

Abeeja Rehan

Wilson

Muscat, Oman

Beaconhouse Private School

Other Grade

"The room felt like it was suddenly spinning around him. He pulled out a chair and sat..."

“Aye Barry, how many’d you get today,” Jim questioned as he hung up his coat. “I only got one. Coulda..."

On the Flip Side

Sofi

Igyan

Other Grade

"Snippets of blurry, childhood memories flipped through my head: Jeremy patting my..."

"The blue mug of coffee slipped out of my hand and fell on the wooden table, cracking. A crisp newspaper..."

Culpable

Sarah

Datta

Other Grade

"Bea was wondering the forest. Just like her hero, she too was lost in the wood, but..."

"Bea reached into her bag. She took out the snack she had been saving. Virgil looked at her..."

Dante’s Destiny

Marina

Vega

Brooklyn

Other Grade

"Somewhere, someone grows old without knowing 6 million people were killed only 80..."

"Nothing - I know is ever more than barely a fraction of the world. My life, my - knowing is but a single..."

Something Like Knowing Nothing

Allison

Kim

Greer

Other Grade

"I am missing parts of my body that I need, one leg keeps me going on the traveling..."

"Where does the road end, when does the road end - Knowledge what I desire that and only that - Why can't..."

Where Does The Road End

Hannah

Ahmad

Harrisonburg

Other Grade

"He had lost all hope, every plan ended in confusion. He felt as though he should have..."

"Dante was surprised to see Virgil as he was someone he thought extremely highly of. Virgil picked up on..."

Dante’s Battle with Demons

Nina

Megna

New York

Other Grade

[Dante] There is a question I desire most to ask you. Virgil insisted he knew what...

[Dante] Something isn’t right here. Ulysses swore once I made him my guide he would answer my question.

Curiosity Killed the Dante

Christin

Skerret

Staten Island

Other Grade

"I snap my eyes away and redden, although I don’t think any of my classmates noticed..."

"She’s at the desk next to me, rummaging through her backpack. After a few moments, she sighs, her brow..."

Grey Areas

Emily

Aldine

Lenox

Other Grade

"People will lick her clean, Husbands and their Hearts, and she will be able to watch..."

Mature Content

"Marjorie is a Clockwatcher. She sits in a room and watches the Clock. Its face is round and flat. It is..."

A Pithos is a Wife is an Empty Jar

Gemma

Trimble

Phoenix

Other Grade

"'Well the boss was saying…' he hesitated as he spoke. 'What was he saying Ben?' she..."

"She thought her boss had made a deal with someone about her. All she could say was, 'That sounded like a..."

La Reine Phantom

Love

Florschuetz

Dallas

Other Grade

"The sun radiated a pure, iridescent marigold glow which only made the two friends..."

"5 minutes. That’s all they had. They had five minutes to spill every single emotion they felt about each..."

5 Minutes

Adwoa

Ansong

Monmouth Junction

Crossroads South Middle School

Other Grade

"Fastball, Fastball, Fastball, everything is working, now all I have to do is get this..."

"A baseball, a white little speckle, spirals towards me as I dig my back foot into the batters box. The..."

A Journey Through A Baseball Game

John

B

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"What if I say...I feel nothing. It might sound weird but I’ve been through so much..."

"People don’t know what happened to you; they assumed you are content in this world… If people could see..."

This Corner of The World

Karlie

Gilbert

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"The bittersweet melody of a lone violin, drifting through a cracked window..."

Goodnight

Juliet

Harris

New York City

Other Grade

"You can start by accepting yourself..."

Silence

Harini

Karthikeyan

Cranbury

Other Grade

"After time, all of her dreams and visions became realities..."

Deja Vu

Lynnessa

Marrow

Millis

Millis Middle School

Other Grade

"That girl, sitting all alone, is me."

You see her over there, at the isolated table. Isolated because you’re in the middle of a pandemic, a deep...

The Girl Sitting Alone at the Table

Sarah

Silverman

New York

Other Grade

"I can't hold myself up anymore, so I sink to the ground, kneeling down, head bowed low."

Grief hits me like a flood, And suddenly I'm falling...

The Flood

Celia

T

Lake Forest Park

Other Grade

"The sky fascinates me: its ever-changing colors like a painter’s palette"

I wish I could say I have a beautiful, stunning, scenic view from the 25th floor of my towering apartment...

My Brick House, My Window, and The World

Amelia

Franke

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Do you see that little wooden gazebo right there? That is where I like to just sit..."

"Hi there! You told me you wanted a tour of St. Louis? Okay good. Let’s start at the zoo. Before we..."

The Talking City

Danny

H.

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Depression, anxiety, and other mental diseases. Let's get this clear. You are not the..."

"Living in louisville kentucky these past few months you would guess it’s been bad..."

I am not the same

Courtney

Russell

Louisville

Other Grade

"I see the kids running around like dandelions in the wind The cars with drivers that..."

"I see my front yard with the not so green grass The quiet street with one car parked on it The other..."

Home

Sonya

Lang

St. Louis

Other Grade

People for Place

Kirkwood, MO, that’s home to me. The train stations, stores, and restaurants are all so familiar to me. I...

People for Places

Sadie

N

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

Be the change you seek to see

I sat up in bed and I saw my mom from my window taking groceries out of the car. She was carrying at least...

Be the change you seek to see

Ryan

Caldwell

Valley Cottage

Nyack Middle School

Other Grade

"It's what's behind the window that can destroy you..."

It's what's behind the window, that can hurt the most. It's what's behind the window that can destroy you...

It’s What’s Behind the Window

Autumn

Etemadi

Erie

Other Grade

"But it feels like her best years are behind her..."

Ready to Live

Layla

R

Nyack

Nyack Middle School

Other Grade

"The news is only a camera lens, zooming in on the negative in the world..."

Camera Lens

Jamilah

Araf

New York City

Other Grade

"It took a flash flood / Before I reached the drought..."

Tears from the Sky

Adrianne

Gonzales

Boston

Other Grade

nothingness of the sky

green, the green of the trees surrounding for miles the trees i used to run around and play in. a field the...

nothingness of the sky

Ajsa

P

Milton

Other Grade

The Open Window

Life doesn’t revolve around other people’s decisions. It’s about you One goal can change your whole...

The Open Window

Niskriti

B

Monmouth Junction

Crossroads South Middle School

Other Grade

"The sky is crying, but so are you..."

Another Rainy Day

Maddie

Abel

Boulder

Other Grade

"Outside of my window, I see a landscape, as well as memories. I see a long expanse of..."

Although it may just be a cleverly designed piece of glass on a house, a window can be much more than just...

The Meaning of a Window

Gavin

J

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"The problem with yours is, rather than having your experiences being balanced or..."

Outside my window? Huh, what a funny question, isn’t it…? Alice in Wonderland once lived outside my window...

Welcome to Wonderland

Heart

P

Dayton

Crossroads South Middle School

Other Grade

"Everytime I look outside my window it reminds me of HIM, the old man who lived far..."

From my window I can see fear From my window I could see heartbreak From my window I can’t find a single...

The Darker Side of Life

Confidence

Chigbo

Valley Cottage

Nyack Middle School

Other Grade

"The lingering scent of scratchy hay and the chilling wind knotting up your hair when..."

Outside my window is a small town called Kirkwood. In this small town, I see a school. Inside the school I...

Outside My Window

Tori

D

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

The Memories Outside My Window

I wish I could say that outside my window was something special like a beautiful scenery of dancing palm...

The Memories Outside My Window

Lydia

Wieshan

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

My Second Home, The Other Side of The Window

Outside this window was my second home, a place where I grew up and could look outside and feel like I was...

My Second Home, The Other Side of The Window

Carson

T

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

My Bubble

At a glance this view through the glass is perfection Dew gracing the tips of the leaves and sunlight...

My Bubble

Audrey

M

Edmonds

Kellogg Middle School

Other Grade

"Listening, I continue to hear others' stories of hardships and injustices to better..."

When I first heard of this contest, I didn't know what to think. I mean sure when I look through my window...

Seeing Differently

Grace

Volz

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"In the end, it may not sound like much but this town is mine. Whenever I leave, even..."

Outside my window is a town that isn’t small but it certainly feels that way. The majority of it is houses...

Outside My Window

Dylan

C

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Stars twinkling, looking down at the blazing fire in the grocery store..."

Outside my window, I see dierbergs on fire. Smoke in the dark sky. Stars twinkling, looking down at the...

Outside I See a Fire

Emma

Frate

STL

Kirkwood School District

Other Grade

"Inside my window, I wait to go back outside. Because outside my window, I feel free."

Outside my window, I feel free. Outside my window, I’m laughing with my friends. Outside my window, I’m...

If I Lived Outside My Window

Hannah

Bendoff

Kirkwood

Other Grade

Outside My Window

It seems as if it were only yesterday, that I was running around outside on my short stubby legs laughing...

Outside My Window

Rosemary

Stukes

Cassatt

North Central Middle School

Other Grade

"...it reveals an image many people wish they could see."

Small bits of the sun brighten up my room through the curtains. I guess that’s my cue to get up and open them.

The Unseen Magic of a Childhood Home

Haley

B

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

Unforeseen Characteristics

I punch in the code. SCREE!!! The garage door starts opening, creating an ear-piercing noise. I rip off my...

Unforeseen Characteristics

Sage

Kelly

Ballwin

Other Grade

"...hope that the answers to my questions are etched somewhere in the gentle strokes..."

My world feels so still. Bland. Unchanging. Day after day, I look outside the window, hoping to see some...

The Girl on The Canvas

Isabella

C

Middletown

Other Grade

Blood

I opened my window to see a bright red bird pass by. It was a lovely spring day in San Francisco...

Blood

Brianna

Burns

Millis

Millis Middle School

Other Grade

"A world where people are chasing their dreams. A world where dreams turn into reality."

"Looking out a window you see a joined neighborhood, everyone knows everyone, friends, families. Taking..."

World of Possibilities

Bryleigh

Maxwell

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Hi, I am Kaelyn Neely, I was born in the year 3300. Now I know that for you that may..."

"Take a look outside your window. What do you see? Do you see the sky, some grass, or some trees? No..."

What’s Outside Your Window?

Kaelyn

Neely

Dallas

Other Grade

"Authors. Make up characters, and I make up shorter thoughts. Like right now I’m..."

"I’ve never been a big fan of writing but I’ll give this a shot, so here I go. I wanna be a lawyer when..."

Distractions

Jacob

Blaskiewicz

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"cherry blossoms will bloom - at the end of the raging snowstorm - but for now the..."

my longing gaze - out the speck of light in this vacuum - faces obscured - a blanket of despair - draped..."

Longing

Demarie

Hao

New York

Other Grade

"I see ivy waving, dancing and weaving through the earth..."

Through my window I see a pane of glass separating me from reality, A thought of opening and letting...

What Eyes Can See Through a Pane of Glass

Matilde

Adele Martignoni

Nyack

Nyack Middle School

Other Grade

"The snow glittered like diamonds, As the sunlight brightened..."

"I look out the window, As my hands stick to the window. My hands were pink, But my hands stayed..."

Snow

Rishitha

Madduri

Monmouth Junction

Other Grade

"when our windows are dirty we complain about not being able to see outside but..."

"my view of the World is tainted scratched dusty my window very badly needs to be cleaned. it craves..."

my view of the World is tainted

Polly

Abernathy

South Burlington

Other Grade

"She’s suffocating, drowning in the layers of fake that she’s dived perfectly into."

Mature Content

"She’s smiling, isn’t she? She’s grinning infectiously, just like always, as she walks through the hallway."

Nobody Will Notice That I Can’t Keep Breathing Underwater

Vee

Z.

New York

Other Grade

"Black child, black child - Keep your hands on the rim - Of the wheel and keep still..."

"Black child, black child - You weren’t meant to thrive - You were only meant to hide - In this world..."

Black Child

Sophia

G

Louisville

Other Grade

"The noises of acorns dropping, branches snapping, and the swoosh of leaves filled my..."

A gentle breeze swept past my face, as I gazed outside at the beautiful scenery. The sun glowed and greeted...

Autumn Outside My Window

Hasini

Muddapu

Princeton

Crossroads South Middle School

Other Grade

My City, The Sea

Outside my window, I see a school of fish. Mostly minnows masquerading, make believe sharks and crustaceans...

My City, The Sea

Clara

Banks

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Last year I couldn't imagine denying my pain an audience. Didn't think suffering..."

"In the arteries of Louisville, the lighting makes our skin look cheap. The city is thick with people..."

Inhale

Dez

Levier

Louisville

Other Grade

Back Again

Outside my window the sky’s beaming blue cold river waters grey and blue snow falls down leaving sky’s grey...

Back Again

Noa

Daly

Nyack

Nyack Middle School

Other Grade

Outside MY Window—STL

My corner of the world is about 38.6270° N, 90.1994° W. Or, if you don’t like coordinates, it sits on the...

Outside MY Window—STL

Miles

Deck

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"They thoroughly explained how they were to escape. Jasper asked a few questions here..."

"They dreamed of birds flying high, and joining them. The thought of soaring above buildings and clouds..."

A Robin’s View

Chloe

McIntosh

Dallas

Lacreole Middle School

Other Grade

"She started to breathe faster and faster. She could hear her heart beat. Then..."

"In a small cabin in the woods of Oregon there was a girl. This girl lived in the woods for one reason. To..."

Trapped in The Other World

Love

Florschuetz

Dallas

Lacreole Middle School

Other Grade

"It was a windy morning In Maryland..."

It was a windy morning In Maryland, young Lillian, or also called Lily, stared outside her window in...

Outside My Window

Riley

Loden

Canton

Other Grade

Life from my perspective outside my window

Life from my perspective is pretty crazy. I’m currently looking outside my window saying, “What should I...

Life from my perspective outside my window

Ella

Blaskiewicz

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"What a great question, so ignored and underappreciated..."

What’s outside my window? What a great question, so ignored and under appreciated. Probably because the...

What’s Outside Your Window?

Natalie

B

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

Behind the Glass

When I look outside my window I see people, People who used to be clear now masked, Expressions, emotions...

Behind the Glass

Pierce

Fowler

West Seattle

Other Grade

"My window is a poem of pain and sorrow. Guilt overwhelming your chest, you feel heavy..."

My window feels pain, sorrow, discomfort and struggle. As I sit in my rocking chair and watch birds fly by...

The Guilt Outside My Window

Orion

Masterson

Marlboro

Other Grade

"Days and weeks and whole months fade from memory, but moments, whole worlds, and eras..."

Have you seen steam escape the river? With spring's entrance, I wait with bated breath. The return of blush...

Annual Cascade Scenes

Zakaria

Sadak

La Center

Other Grade

"He was frozen in fear, a normal day went wrong so fast. Will couldn’t ask his dad..."

"It was a day like any other. A quiet kid from a small city known as St.Louis Missouri was playing..."

They’re watching.

Michael

Blaskiewicz

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"We’re fifteen, we can go to the big kid parties now. I’m sick of the little kid parties m

"It was the day of Halloween and everyone is on tilt. Every year on the night of..."

Doll Face

Finley

Millwood

Greensboro

Other Grade

"Suddenly I'm blinded by blood dripping into my eyes. I scream loudly, not because it hur

"I open my eyes to the stinging sensation of the saltwater; it burns but I keep them..."

Burning in Hell; or with her

Maddie

Winnie

Dallas

Lacreole Middle School

Other Grade

"All is silent but for the whispers in the hushed wind..."

Outside my window there are sparse patches of snow that litter the ground. They are the remnants of past ...

Outside My Window

Sophia

Nielson

Middletown

Other Grade

"He was talking not only of these final deaths, but of the deaths that had happened..."

"'No, no, no, no, no, no!' He rushed down his grand staircase and found the last of the bodies. 'Why!'..."

Because of the Whispers

Kaisa

M.

Cedar Springs

Other Grade

"The more I look, the more I lose hope. I keep looking in the same places. I search..."

"I am at my home alone right now. My parents left to see some of their friends. My sister is staying over..."

Deftones

Oliver

Ojendyk

Chicago

Kenwood Academy High School

Other Grade

"Then the shadowy figure came into the kitchen. I could see its black outlines in the..."

"It was ten p.m. and me, and my friends Noah, Alex, and Kris were leaving the skatepark. I went on my way..."

House Horror

Kyle

G.

Chicago

Other Grade

Where I'm From

"I am from many countless early mornings and late nights..."

Where I’m From

Gifty

Lomotey

Waltham

Other Grade