When I was in ninth grade my teacher gave us the starting to a story called "Mailbox" and we had to write our own rendition for the story and ending that went along with the opening. I write "if you want to look for an example "Crush"" and that's exactly what I want you to do.
here is what he gave us:
"I hesitated, one hand holding the mailbox lid and the other gripping a large manila envelope. I'd spent hours preparing the papers in that envelope, and now I hesitated to release them into the dark recess of the mailbox.
I let go. The envelope dropped with a thud, the lid banged shut and I felt a sudden panic.
I could see myself defacing federal property. I envisioned a scene where I'm pleading with the postmaster to return my envelope. Give it back! It was a mistake! I didn't mean to mail it!
With my fingers trembling I backed away from the mail box. I had to think, a plan, a plan that’s what I needed. But what?"
This is going to be a hard contest but I think people will like it. I will be very lenient if you want to write a poem but that's really hard. Or if you have something really close:
a)per say about doing something stupid but then realizing it wasn't stupid at all.
b.) Having a crush on someone and being really embarrassed about it, until you realized it was a good thing after all.
Rules:
-Add as many as you like-
-if you could tell me what thing you choice (i.e. The story choice or wither a or
-I could care less about spelling but spell check is right at your finger tips.
Gosh I hope people enter this. it will be really cool to see what some of you can come up with.
Prizes: first place 305
Second: a nice silver trophy and an applaud and get bookmarked by me.
Third: a nice bronze trophy and an applaud.
(if I had tons on points or knew how to give points second and third would be worth more)
Have fun Y'all~
here is what he gave us:
"I hesitated, one hand holding the mailbox lid and the other gripping a large manila envelope. I'd spent hours preparing the papers in that envelope, and now I hesitated to release them into the dark recess of the mailbox.
I let go. The envelope dropped with a thud, the lid banged shut and I felt a sudden panic.
I could see myself defacing federal property. I envisioned a scene where I'm pleading with the postmaster to return my envelope. Give it back! It was a mistake! I didn't mean to mail it!
With my fingers trembling I backed away from the mail box. I had to think, a plan, a plan that’s what I needed. But what?"
This is going to be a hard contest but I think people will like it. I will be very lenient if you want to write a poem but that's really hard. Or if you have something really close:
a)per say about doing something stupid but then realizing it wasn't stupid at all.
b.) Having a crush on someone and being really embarrassed about it, until you realized it was a good thing after all.
Rules:
-Add as many as you like-
-if you could tell me what thing you choice (i.e. The story choice or wither a or
-I could care less about spelling but spell check is right at your finger tips.
Gosh I hope people enter this. it will be really cool to see what some of you can come up with.
Prizes: first place 305
Second: a nice silver trophy and an applaud and get bookmarked by me.
Third: a nice bronze trophy and an applaud.
(if I had tons on points or knew how to give points second and third would be worth more)
Have fun Y'all~
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 13, 2005
- Rewards: Gold: 305
- Final notes: Sorry this took so long
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Interesting...so do you want us to elaborate on the piece that you gave us...I'm starting to get all these mental pictures of what could be happening...hmm. I hope you get a lot of entries and perhaps I will enter!! Good luck!!
Sara -
sure sure
you can do whatever you want with it.
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maybe i put to many in- that can be a bit selfish- but u said put as many as we wanted in. they are all either a or b and a and b!
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I guess i read your story before I read your choices for your entries sorry. And no you didn't put too many in.
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THANK YOU! I love that story "one day"! i think it's one of the best things I have ever done- thank you- WRITE ON!
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