... The white mess on the sides was now a deep color of gray and the tips of the toes hung off like a dogs tongue after a long been run in the heat or romp through the park. I walked into the cool morning air and shivered a bit thinking to myself that I was a bit underdressed. I quickly dismissed the thought as I watched my ... sweet corn that my grandpa grew in his garden every summer and how much fun I had helping my grandma shuck the corn and wash it for our dinner that night. Max, my golden retriever seemed to also be starring off across the fields thinking to himself. I wondered if he w...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... arrived in the Crenium Galaxy it has taken us nearly three years to get here and we plan to land on the nearest planet in approximately five days. Ben has received the honours of naming the planet. It shall henceforth be called Pentrix. Pentrix has an outer and inner atmosphere similar to Earth ... it an ideal environment for alien beings to inhabitate. We have landed on Pentrix. We have a prearranged plan which we will now proceed to put into action. Myself, Bill and Ben will head off in different directions on our scooter buggies. Using hi-tech instruments such as binoculars we will sco...

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• Grade Level: High School

... you about my life, my feeling, and my secrets. I do not know how to welcome you into my heart and soul. You see, nobody ever asked me what I though or how I felt about life's challenges. Or maybe, they never really cared about what I thought. My journey to Bacolod City began many years ago in Manila, Philippines. Where I was born and grew to ... life go? It went somewhere. But there is no lost and found department for a life lost in many years. My marriage was bad. It was so bad that I cried every night for all those years. I would tell myself, you are in strange country maybe the custo...

• Word Count: 1072
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School