Writing Starter #46

SCIENTIST:  It's a completely logical solution.  

GMAN:  Not even close Rivers, not even close.

SCIENTIST (RIVERS):  Would you at least listen to the plan before you berate me?

GMAN:  I didn't get this position by being Mr. Nice guy.  Explain yourself in 2 sentences or less.

RIVERS:  It would be impossible to explain that quickly!

GMAN:  You have 1 sentence left.

RIVERS:  (After a short pause).  Humanity's only hope.

GMAN:  Dinosaurs.

RIVERS:  Yes!

GMAN:  Dinosaurs?

RIVERS:  Yes.

GMAN:  Alright, talk me through it.    

Writing Starter #45

JAMES:  It's not a question of what movie YOU like best.  It's a question of what the best movie ever MADE is.

MOM:  Well, that's a subjective question, isn't it?

JAMES:  And I'm looking for an objective answer.

SISTER:  My answer changes every other week.

JAMES:  Many people would argue that it's Citizen Kane.  

MOM:  I would argue that you can't even answer the question.

JAMES:  I guess you could be right. . .

SISTER:  I think that whatever movie YOU enjoy most at that particular time is the answer for you, and everyone can just have different answers to the same question.

JAMES:  You're missing the point completely.

MOM:  Just stop arguing about it, clearly none of us care.

JAMES:  We have to care!  These are important question. . .  Maybe it is unanswerable.

SISTER:  Can we just start the movie again?

MOM:  Yes, PLEASE!  

JAMES:  Fine.  It will remain unanswered for now. . .

Writing Starter #44

Immediately after he walked out of the door and I shut it behind him, I knew I had to tell someone.  How can you get hear that caliber of secret and not want to share it.  I couldn't handle the information alone.  I needed to tell someone to even believe that it was real; To make sure I wasn't just going crazy and hearing things.  A father.  He was going to be a father.  The only other people who knew were the mother and his parents.  And he told me of all people.  Didn't he know that I can't keep that type of secret.  Next time I saw Jerry I told him right away that we needed to talk.  This wasn't going to be weighing my mind down any longer.
The moment it left my tongue I knew it was wrong.  It wasn't my place.  Now he would tell someone else, and they would tell others, and soon the whole school would know.  That's exactly what I was supposed to PREVENT from happening.  But I guess it's just human nature to cause these types of things.  It would have gotten around anyways, right?

Writing Starter #43

Joe was a simple janitor, with a simple life.  He had never experienced a whole lot of excitement, or adventure.  This all changed, the day the alligators attacked.  It came like lightning, out of nowhere.  Students limbs were being ripped from their sockets, their flesh being torn apart by razor sharp teeth.  Joe snapped into action as readily as he could, but he was not equipped to deal with this sort of catastrophe.  In the end, Joe failed to save all but one student.  And that student's name was Barack Obama.

Writing Starter #42

Once upon a time, there lived a young boy named Jack.  He had a wonderful Fairy Godmother who was always watching over him.  When Jack traded away the family's cow for "magic" beans, his mother was furious.  However, Jack's Fairy Godmother floated down and comforted him after the incident.
"And then she took the beans and threw them onto the ground!" Jack cried.
"Oh dear, well let me just whip up a big pumpkin carriage for you!" replied the Fairy Godmother.
"I don't think that will help. . ." said Jack to himself.

Writing Starter #41

Once upon a time there was a Lion with the strongest teeth in the world.  He took prided in his shining, sharp teeth.  They were all he had.  Then one day, a Monkey on roller skates came cruising through the Lion's neighborhood.
"Hello there, Lion," said the Monkey.
"Get out of here!" shouted the Lion.
The Monkey sped toward him and in the confusion the Lion fell and all of his teeth were knocked right out of his mouth.
"That's what you get for being mean to me!" teased the Monkey, as he sped off.
It was then that the Lion realized that he had nothing to live for.
"I shouldn't have let my happiness depend on something that I could lose!" thought the Lion.

Children's Story Words (Draft)

"Slide To Adventure"

Jerry was a smart little boy, who loved adventure.  

One fine day, he was playing in his back-yard.  He went down the slide!

Normally, it was a short slide, but this time it just kept going. . .

. . .  And going, and going, and going.  

Jerry landed in a forest clearing, on some soft, green grass.

“Where am I?” said Jerry.  

A voice in the distance replied:  “Follow me, and you will see!”

So Jerry followed the voice. . .

Over a blue rock. . .

Under a purple bridge. . .

Through the rainbow woods. . .

Over the pink mountains. . .

Over the red cliff. . .

Hang-gliding through the magenta sky. . .

Down the orange chimney and. . .

Into the kitchen!  

“You see,” said the voice.

Jerry looked up!

“It’s me!” said the voice.

Jerry was surprised to see his mother there!

“Mother!” said Jerry, “Why did you make me go through all of those strange places?”

“What are you talking about Jerry, you were just on the slide!” his mother said impatiently.

And his mother set the table, and they ate hot dogs for dinner.

Jerry looked out, and he saw the top of the slide.

But he knew the adventures that waited on the other side!