A Surprising Halloween By ​Shreya, 7A December 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner    Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! One day, Gleamer was going to trick or treat. He really liked trick or treating! He readily got dressed as a skeleton. When he ...

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A Surprising Halloween 

​Embracing Fear, Grateful for Finding StrengthBy​ Arjun Krishnan, 13.5A December 2025 Monthly ​Story Challenge Winner    Click the "Clap" button if you liked this ​essay!  “We must travel in the direction of our fear.” ​~ John Berryman​“Danger is real, but Fear is a choice.” ~ ...

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Embracing Fear, Grateful for Finding Strength

DaiamondoBy Maya SeekerA December 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner    Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! Prolog“Come down, Daiamondo,” Mom called.I stopped reading and walked down stairs. “Mom, what's for dinner?” I asked.“The usual. Mushroom soup,”  Mom replied. I sat down at ...

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Daiamondo

Animals’ First Christmasby Luise SeekerAn ​December 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner    Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! ​​The wide white world was beautifully clearAnd muffled sounds were all you could hearWhen Santa was stirred by a thought:“Why is it more often ...

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Animals’ First Christmas

The Scarewolf™by Sahas, 9A December 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner    Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! Deep in the forest, James ran. His heart was beating like a drum solo. He didn’t dare to look behind him, scared of what he ...

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The Scarewolf

​Grim Reaper • Chapter 11 • Gatorade the catby ​Megan W., 12A Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! The middle aged woman who walked out of Nicola’s portal was rather fair. Her eyes were light hazel ...

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Grim Reaper • Chapter 13

Pingus v.s. Peopleby Audriya M., 9An August 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! Disclaimer:These events take place in a version of Earth where a penguin-like animal resides alongside all other animals.Prologue: A long, long time ago, the ...

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Pingus vs. People

Black in Time – Part 4 by Ryan Hsu, 10A ​Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! ​​The cold, metallic air of the Emperor’s courtyard hit their faces as Chuck and Barley dashed toward the exit, their armored ...

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Black in Time – Part 4 

Queen of Spadesby Adriana Okano, 13A Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! 1.Maybe it’s all a dreamFebruary, 1887The wind blew, sending the cold whooshing through the drafty cottage. Pieces of straw and leaves tossed and turned, ...

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Queen of Spades

Henry’s Dragonby AnayA Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! Henry was walking home from school. He had gotten another 110% on his math test—the extra 10 points came from his exceptional explanations. The principal of Challenger ...

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Henry’s Dragon

​Grim Reaper • Chapter 11 • Gatorade the catby ​Megan W., 12A Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! The middle aged woman who walked out of Nicola’s portal was rather fair. Her eyes were light hazel ...

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Grim Reaper • Chapter 11 • Gatorade the cat

The Human Exhibitby Kaitlyn, 10A Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! In a small dusty lab in Chicago, Dr Evelyn Sparks and Dr Theo Marsh had worked for years trying to make a magnet that couldn’t ...

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The Human Exhibit

The Fall Of The Monsterby Siddharth Avasarala, 9A Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! BackstoryOne day in Minneapolis, 50 years ago, 15 year old Ronaldo found a monster in the woods. “Woah, that's cool!” whispered Ronaldo. The ...

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The Fall Of The Monster

Here We Go – Song Lyricsby ​Megan W.  A May 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! ​Here we goThrough the doorInto the great unknownHere we goTwisted inside outAnd shoved outside inHere we goI didn’t knowThat this would ...

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Here We Go – Song Lyrics