Pacific Northwest Archives | The Decameron Project

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Region: Pacific Northwest

"'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

"A gentle brush tickled her forearm, jolting her out of her increasingly louder..."

"Syla’s palms were sweaty as she stared at the birch door and golden handle. Regardless of how she used..."

Recalcitrance

Saanvi

Agarwal

Fremont

12th 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

"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

"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

"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

"Blood slowly crept from her lips. And her eyes were turning… wait… no! How? Rebecca..."

"Footsteps slowly creaked up the stairs, and the bedroom door handle turned with a shudder. I panicked..."

The Man in the Mirror

Anne

Ball

Tualatin

10th Grade

"I woke up hoping that I could go back to sleep, but I’m alert when the realization..."

"'Ace, isn’t it exciting? Two dates!!' Angie smiles widely at me, clearly hoping I’ll share her enthusiasm..."

Ace is on the Case

Talitha

P

Portland

10th Grade

"I looked back too but the dark was clouding in like it was alive. “No” I..."

"The thing is when I woke up on October 31st to be bombarded with happy birthday messages I did not think..."

Walk.

Emily

Gerrard

South Jordan

10th Grade

"The grotesque collection of bodies with some dead, drooping arms dragging on the..."

"'They didn’t treat the kids good here,' Marks inquired, 'did the?' 'Only the rats were,' Officer Bells..."

Rat King

Anais

S.

Saratoga

9th Grade

"The boiling blood in my body melted the ice instantaneously. More than road rage took..."

"As soon as I clicked the radio on, I knew something was wrong. I had received this truck two days ago for..."

24

David

Jones

King City

10th Grade

"She saw eyes peering from behind the stalks of corn and there was a loud roaring in..."

"Maggie woke up on the ground, cold, wet, and groggy. She stood up in the middle of a dark wooded area..."

Night of the Zombies

Mackenzie

Mathis

Tualatin

Tualatin High School

10th Grade

"Familiar and rather rotting fingers touched my arm once again. My heart sank to ..."

"Icy fingers gripped my arm in the darkness. I swiveled around to see a grinch standing before me."

The Grinch Who Gave Back Christmas

Cyrah

Carlson

Tigard

Tualatin High School

10th Grade

"you notice one thing about them: they all look the same. You aren't..."

Mature Content

"You wake up in a strange bed and immediately hear a voice coming from a speaker on your right..."

Project 1964

Henry

Petterson

Tualatin

Tualatin High School

10th 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

"A gentle brush tickled her forearm, jolting her out of her increasingly louder..."

"Syla’s palms were sweaty as she stared at the birch door and golden handle. Regardless of how she used..."

Recalcitrance

Saanvi

Agarwal

Fremont

12th 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

"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

"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

"Blood slowly crept from her lips. And her eyes were turning… wait… no! How? Rebecca..."

"Footsteps slowly creaked up the stairs, and the bedroom door handle turned with a shudder. I panicked..."

The Man in the Mirror

Anne

Ball

Tualatin

10th Grade

"I woke up hoping that I could go back to sleep, but I’m alert when the realization..."

"'Ace, isn’t it exciting? Two dates!!' Angie smiles widely at me, clearly hoping I’ll share her enthusiasm..."

Ace is on the Case

Talitha

P

Portland

10th Grade

"I looked back too but the dark was clouding in like it was alive. “No” I..."

"The thing is when I woke up on October 31st to be bombarded with happy birthday messages I did not think..."

Walk.

Emily

Gerrard

South Jordan

10th Grade