Space Penguins and Baby Dragons By Theodore Lin An August 2026 Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! [wp_applaud] Prologue Splash, splash. Alex, the emperor penguin who was very excited to have action and could bear a lot of heat, ...

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Space Penguins and Baby Dragons

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

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A Surprising Halloween 

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

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Daiamondo

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

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The Scarewolf

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

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Grim Reaper • Chapter 13

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

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Pingus vs. People

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

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Black in Time – Part 4 

Queen of Spades by Adriana Okano, 13 A Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! [wp_applaud] 1. Maybe it’s all a dream February, 1887 The wind blew, sending the cold whooshing through the drafty cottage. Pieces of ...

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Queen of Spades

Henry’s Dragon by Anay A Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! [wp_applaud] 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 ...

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Henry’s Dragon

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

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Grim Reaper • Chapter 11 • Gatorade the cat

The Human Exhibit by Kaitlyn, 10 A Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! [wp_applaud] In a small dusty lab in Chicago, Dr Evelyn Sparks and Dr Theo Marsh had worked for years trying to make a ...

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The Human Exhibit

The Fall Of The Monster by Siddharth Avasarala, 9 A Summer 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! [wp_applaud] Backstory One day in Minneapolis, 50 years ago, 15 year old Ronaldo found a monster in the woods. “Woah, ...

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The Fall Of The Monster

Black in Time – Part 3  ​by Ryan Hsu, 10 A May 2025 Monthly Story Challenge Winner  Click the "Clap" button if you liked this story! [wp_applaud] Their question hung in the air like a blade over their heads, its weight pressing onto both of ...

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Black in Time – Part 3