Monday Excerpt

Here’s a tiny little story my dad wrote that I decided to revise and give to him: The Mouse and the Mushroom Originally told by Frank Grau Jr. Retold here by Trinity Grau There once was a little mouse named Milton. For all the mice there were in the little community he lived in, he

Monday Excerpt

In celebration of the end of school, I decided to post a paper I wrote during the school year. It is personally one of my favorite essays I have ever written as it is on a subject I find most diverting. Enjoy: Walt Disney: A Master Storyteller Today, Walt Disney’s name is known around the

Monday Excerpt

Hope you like this short piece from my current project: The forest loomed ever closer, seeming creepier in the dark. He switched on the flashlight and began to trek through the woods, practically jumping out of his skin whenever his legs got caught on the spidery underbrush. The branches that had seemed to protect him

Monday Excerpt

Here is the prologue for my latest draft of my book. Enjoy: It was night. Clouds shrouded the moon and no stars shone in the thick blanket of black. Beneath the sky, a figure raced, the icy wind buffeting against his skin. Jumping forward, he reached the rocky hillside. He grinned, freedom surging through him.

Monday Excerpt

Her’s a little bit of a previous project which I discontinued due to some difficulties in writing style. Tell me what you think: I looked up. There it was, over on the corner. I walked to the door, slowly. When I saw it was locked, I turned around and walked to the back. The employees’

Monday Excerpt

Here is another scene from my revised book. Tell me what you think: Jack half-grinned as she left and closed the laptop. By the time he’d gotten downstairs, his little sister Callie was sitting at the kitchen table drinking a tall glass of orange juice and his dad was grabbing a cup of coffee as

Monday Excerpt

Here’s a lengthy bit of my writing for you to enjoy. Tell me what you think: “Alright, so here’s the principal’s office.” Zack’s head snapped back up. “Oh, yeah…thanks.” He shrugged and walked in. The principal looked up and smiled. “Oh yes! Zack Hues! I remember. Sit down!” Smiling weakly, Zack did so. “Well, well.

Monday Excerpt

And now I present to you the circus scene from my book. My Pop says it paints a vivid visual picture, so I hope you are inspired when you read this: “Jack.” He turned to se his mother entering the big top tent. Jack hurriedly followed. As they settled into their seats, the lights dimmed.

Monday Excerpt

Enjoy this small piece of what I’m working on: Jack followed Sam into the next car. Dozens of hoops, rings, ropes and other animal toys lay around, looking as if they’d been used for a long time. Sparks let out a squealing sound and raced over to tussle with a well-chewed toy. He sniffed it

Postponed

Sadly, with the hard work being put into our comic, I did not manage to write an excerpt. Oops! I’ll return with a special review on Friday. Until then…