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• Poetry > Free Verse
  Dear Dad

  

  By Bballstar98, Pearland, TX

  I will try On the basketball court, As hard as I can To play to the best of my abilities To be Courageous Strong Brave Proud Confident Smart Unstoppable Deadly Scary Heart-stopping And the girl who no one can stop as soon as she sets foot On the court. I am unstoppable. I have dream...
• Poetry > Haiku
  Thoughts

  

  By Bballstar98, Pearland, TX

  Cherry blossoms float Like the thoughts inside my mind Constant and free I'm always thinking I am never, ever bored Though I am alone...
• Fiction > Sci-fi/Fantasy
  The Possessions

  

  By Bballstar98, Pearland, TX

  I let the ideas flow out of me, like music notes in a beautiful orchestra’s concerto. I write as many words down as I can. I write quickly, but carefully. This is my last pencil. I can’t afford to break it or lose it. It’s my prized possession. The only thing I treasure more is my notebook. Ol...
• Fiction > Sci-fi/Fantasy
  Unhuman

  

  By Bballstar98, Pearland, TX

  I like fire. It burns well with nothing left to hide except ashes that mean nothing. It provides light in the darkest cave and warmth in the coldest winter. It flares upwards, as if reaching for something it cannot have. It expands, spreading its dominance everywhere. It is destruction, yet also lif...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  The Christmas Story

  

  By Bballstar98, Pearland, TX

  The lady frantically moved to and fro, biting her fingernails like she always had when she was a child. Where were her bags? This is why she never liked to fly to her sister’s house for Christmas in Chicago. The airport was crowded, but was gradually getting more comfortable. The woman had just fl...