Short Story : The Story Of The Campfire Story

All stories begin with a problem; these three flash fictions share the problem of these characters being unable to move on. The flash fiction story, “Promise Kept by Candle Flame,” tells the tale of a desperate woman who loves another woman and has the problem of moving on from her death. The flash fiction piece “Like Father, Like Daughter” conveys the bitterness that the father had endured until that day, causing him to be unable to move on and realize there are others who love and need him to move on. “<3 Quest,” another Flash fiction, creates an embarrassingly shy kid who is unable able to move on. This universal theme is seen in It by Stephen King, where Stuttering Bill, many years later, has not moved on from his dead brother, Georgie.

She had discovered the power of words and it felt so exhilarating! She wrote and explored her new found creative love with passion until the door flew open and Miss Muller and Miss Margot rushed in beaming, "We're heard that the war will soon be over and everyone will be freed." Willy jumped up into the air and twirled and then ran over laughing and hugged the ladies. Joseph who was still feeling rather ill sat and clapped his hands and coughed twice. And Anna smiled happily dropped her pen and paper and declared, "I can't believe that we had survived in your basement for so long. It will be such a pleasure to feel the sunshine on my shoulders again." then she stood up and began to twirl around, and around. Midway through her third twirl a violently tremor tossed her to the floor. Then there was another shake and a loud crash as a squad of German soldiers kicked in the front door. Once the soldiers were in they marched around their blacks boots making a click clock sound on the wood floors as they searching. Everyone held their breath and listened as the soldiers opened squeaky doors and then slamming them shut, door after door until finally they entered into the tiny room where the group five was huddled together. Four were on their feet and other remained seated. The tall SS officer who was in charge smiled at the them and mocked, "We're making merriment yes?" Then he pointed to them squinting his small devious blue eyes and demanded, "What's your names?" Everyone gave their name and he frowned at Joseph and through clenched teeth snickered, "You let's go." Miss Margot ran over and stood in front of Joseph and cried, "No, not him, he has hasn't done anything!" One of the soldiers yelled, "Be quiet and get out the way old lady their only being taken a labor camp. Then he knocked her to the floor with the butt of his gun. Willy gasped for air and Anna dashed over to help her up. The officer smirked with

KYLE P-ROLE PLAY- Man guys those soldiers really have it tough. I just saw a 12 year old boy on the confederacy side fighting in the civil war. The life of being a soldier turned out to be way different than I expected. We don’t even have enough food and medicine for us to live.

Embers flew from the campfire, and into the starry night sky; meanwhile, the campers, Jackie, Carl, and Jim, sat close to it for warmth. “Now who's ready for a campfire story?” said Jackie. “You can sometimes go a little overboard, so Carl is taking the wheel.” Carl continued, “Once upon a time” Jim screams, and Carl rolls his eyes at Jim, “May I proceed,” He responds rhetorically. By the time Carl finishes the scary story, Jim has already dashed into the tent, startling his dog, a basset hound named Roxy. Carl along with Jackie look at each other in regretful worry, as they walk towards Jim's tent.

Then I turned to Larry’s scarecrow picked it up and threw it into the fire. I turned back to him and started to yell at him about how ugly it was and about how if he could do anything he might have his own room. While I was doing this he was crying like a baby, even though he was 7 and should be a man and start working out to get an 8 pack and big biceps.

“Jackie, you can sometimes go a little overboard, so Carl is taking the wheel.” Carl continues. “Once upon a time” Jim screams. He rolls his eyes at Jim, “May I proceed,” He responds rhetorically. By the time Carl finishes the scary story, Jim has already dashed into the tent, startling his dog, a basset hound named Roxy. Carl and Jackie look at each other in regretful worry, walking towards Jim's tent. Opening the tents flap reveals Jim smothering his face into his pillow, crying. “Oh, I didn't mean to scare you with my story, Jim” apologized Carl.“It's just a story, Jim, there's nothing to be afraid of.” sneered Jackie, resting her hand on his shoulder. “Jackie! You know I don't like scary stories!” He cried, muffled by his pillow. “Hey, listen Jim, you can't

Saturday night her girls were acting even crazier than usual. They seemed to bounce of the walls of the cabin, and she was relieved when the bell rang for the campfire line call. She gathered her but they could not stand still, and by the time they

The others had all dashed away to the woods but there was still Lennie, who couldn’t find a good hiding place to stay in. He finally heard George say “come out, come out, wherever you are!” Lennie panicked until he saw a brown, beat up, little shack in the corner of his eye and began to flee to the direction of it. To Lennie’s luck, there was no presence of life in the room. He slightly peeked in, looking into the dark-filled room. As Lennie opened the door, it made a big “screeching sound” and heard George call “who’s there?” He quickly went inside and closed the door, falling onto his knees. Lennie had always been scared of the dark. Especially when no one was there. The room began to smell like burned bark with mold going across the room. Lennie had to squat down in order to fit perfectly without touching anything that would drop and him give up his hiding spot. There was no noise made now. The light visible through the crack in the roof began to fade. The sound of a whisper now seemed like a scream. After the countless hours staying inside the shack, his neck began to cramp up and no one seemed to notice that he was in this small house. He wanted someone to notice him in this beat-up shack. Lennie scrutinized if he should just sneak out of the shack and be better off with the other kids rather than be left alone in the dark, spooky house. He also wondered if all the other kids were tagged and captured and he was left alone to be

“Ya” I said. I grabbed the sticks and lit it on fire.I knew Juanita didn't want to talk about it. Later we heard screaming, we all

In “A&P,” write the story by John Updike in 1961 about Sammy’s 19 years old to work the cashier to a grocery store. During the summer job for teenage begins as while Sammy is quitting his job. Because he to observe the three adolescent girls wearing nothing but bathing suits into the store; “The one that caught my eye first was the one in the plaid green two-piece. She was a chunky kid, with a good tan and a sweet broad soft-looking can with those two crescents of white just under it, where the sun never seems to hit, at the top of the backs of her legs” (Updike, 17). Some of the girls can see like swimsuit being looked after Sammy would want her to become a Queenie. Come to the cashier while smile to him about Sammy with Queenie when talking to our two girls talk something. Leave Queenie to create a Sammy can see to eye make a blushing. The customer is a boss to store manager for Lengel while catching with Sammy can feel gasping out and he says, “I quit.” Sammy that is happened to the job never come back again at the A&P is a grocery store because the boss said. Girls leave a ride on Cuban car away and Sammy was disappeared to her away to the end of love.

It was Thanksgiving dinner all the kids were outside playing” over here over here! “ roared the kids while all the adults were conversing. We were all having a marvelous time then suddenly that’s when it occurred.We all went inside to the strong aroma of smoke. We entered the kitchen to find that the turkey was burning ” quick somebody get the turkey!” yelled Aunt Marge . Mom quickly rushed to get the turkey out,but when she opened the oven nothing but smoke poured out. She took out the turkey but we all knew there was nothing that could be done. It was burnt to a crisp, it was smoking like a chimney .So it was all thanks to the leftover ham in the fridge that we had Thanksgiving dinner. But even though dinner was ruined we all had a good

On a day in the 1890’s there was a girl named Abby that woke up, and could not wait for Jack and the Beanstalk to release. So, Abby went to the bookstore and met with her friends. Then Mr. Uberville opened his bookstore for all little boys and girls to read in his store. Then, Abby said to herself “ I have waited a long time for this book to come out”,. Then Abby decided not read the book at the store. After standing in line Abby finally was able to buy the book. After buying the book Mr Uberville said “do not to let the book get a hold of yah”.

It was a cold and starless night, three children and their dog ran away from home. Their names were Tanuki, Susie, and William along with their dog Snake. Their were fairly young for their age but in respectful terms. They ran away from home to go camping together, when they were setting up camp Susie started talking about a legend. "They say when it's a full moon that a wolf with glowing white eyes as bright as the moon, will come to take you to your grave!" Susie spoke in a creepy voice, the others were a little frightened but they didn't show it. "Susie! Stop telling us such ridiculous carrot tales! We know of the legend already but your just trying make it real!"

Allen Jones was a mysterious man who lived in the woods since he was twelve years old. Allen had been hunting since he was eleven, so it was no shock that he lived by killing animals and eating berries. He had a nice peaceful life until one day when one of the townspeople came into the woods. Allen didn’t realize it was a person and thought it was just a bear, so he shot it. He heard the person scream out in pain and ran over to him. The man had been shot in the leg and needed to see a doctor right away. Allen picked the man up and started to carry him out of the woods and to a doctor. As he was carrying him he thought about how scared he was to go back to town. Allen stopped for a second and then thought it through and talked himself into

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the story &quot;To Build a Fire&quot; by Jack London, a man is travelling through the klondike in Alaska to find his friends, &quot;the boys&quot;. Because the man is only quick and alert to the things of life and not the significance, he finds himself in some very bad circumstances. The man experiences several instances of bad luck such as getting wet up to his knees, the spruce tree dumping snow on his fire, and matches falling through his numb fingers and going out in the snow. I think that the central idea of &quot;To Build a Fire&quot; is to listen to your instincts and the “significances of life,” because they will help you when you find