Word-At-A-Time-Blog

Niles Portrind flicked his signal light and pulled over to the shoulder. In the rearview, he watched the young hitchhiker pick up his backpack and run up. Just as the young man was about to grab the door handle and let himself in, Niles hit the accelerator and peeled ahead about 100 feet, then slammed … Read more

“Awright, everybody, knock it off!” yelled Sarah, trying to be heard above the din. “It’s my turn to talk!” But Franklin was having none of it. “You’ve had your turn to talk, Sarah! We’re done listening!” “We have to send someone else up to the surface!” she pleaded. “It’s our only hope!” Scared as she … Read more

It was 1963 and Shank Norplank snickered to himself as he pulled a red wagon to school, on which sat a rough cardboard box, about 2 feet high. It had been crudely coloured to resemble a Crayola crayons box; a red arrow indicated the “BUILT-IN SHARPENER” around the back. In the brain behind the eyes … Read more