Category: Story
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A Walk to Buckingham
Personal Narrative Homework – Leena Althekair (Grade 11) Anything is possible. So many times, we’ve heard that sentence. So many times, we see it on cat posters and social media bios. But do we really believe in it? Well, I didn’t – until I walked almost six miles in under two hours through mid-London with…
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Press ? For Help
Maya insisted she did everything herself, thank you very much. She went to the bank herself every month to deposit her housemaid’s salary, even though they lived under the same roof. She walked one block and a half to her neighbor’s grocery store for fresh produce, even though their driver already went to the supermarket…
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You Were the Needle in the Haystack
I didn’t know it. Hardly anyone does, really. How do you know if you’re the needle in the haystack? Hidden among a million like you, only you’re just … different? Just a little shinier, pointier, and more personality? You’re the cool one, a secret gem only known by those who take the time to find…
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Raining Cats and Dogs
A black and brown Labrador with matted fur and a bleeding paw limped down the alley between Helen’s Bakery and Debenhams Department Store. It rounded the corner onto an abandoned nook and whined at a sturdy wooden door, tattered with pigeon poop and duct-taped newspaper clippings. The grown dog, despite its size, whined and pawed…
