Author Archive for: mswindell
Entries by Melissa Swindell
“The Haunted House”
8th Grade, 3rd Place by Ava Shurling, Putnam County Middle School I watched in horror Addison pulled open the closet door revealing a gruesome scene. There in the fake haunted house sat a complete, rotting corpse. It looked like it hadn’t been touched in months, sitting straight as an arrow. Addison screamed and I stood frozen, […]
“The Betrayal in the Woods”
8th Grade, 2nd Place by Vidhi Raiyani, Putnam County Middle School Owoooooooooooo, a wolf howled in the distance. I hear a deep growl right behind me. I gasp and turn slowly. I’m met with glowing yellow orbs, making my heart leap up to my throat and stunning me to silence. I’ve encountered a massive wolf. […]
“Dear Diary”
8th Grade, 1st Place by Emily Viscarra, Lake Oconee Academy (Greene County) I don’t know why I was so drawn to this case. I worked as a detective in the cold case department and developed a fascination with the murder of a girl in our town. She was killed on Halloween in the 50s; the case […]
“The Mysterious Killer”
7th Grade, 3rd Place by Robert Brown, Putnam County Middle School It was a night like any other night for 11-year-old James Wallace, he had brushed his teeth, taken a bath, and put on his pajamas. He kissed his mother goodnight and went to sleep. He was suddenly awoken in the middle of the night […]
“Stranger and Stranger”
7th Grade, 2nd Place by Jolie Chamberlain, Lake Oconee Academy (Greene County) It was November first and Samantha was walking through the desolate sidewalks of her neighborhood. She never had any time alone, not since her dad left…the only thing her mother had left was her. But that day, Samantha got news her father was […]
“Imaginary Fiends”
7th Grade, 1st Place by Sydney Smith, Clifton Ridge Middle School (Jones County) Alex awoke that night with goose bumps crawling all over her arm. She leaned over to her bedside table and checked the time. It was 3:40 in the morning. Something had aroused her and woke her up. Something had touched her. Deciding that […]
“The Tragic Events on Halloween”
6th Grade, 3rd Place by Kaitlyn Mamay, Gatewood (Putnam County) It was finally Halloween night! Emma, Carl and Jessica were so excited about this day! This was the day they all have been looking forward to. This day was when the frightening stories were told and the terrifying things might happen. But Emma, Carl, and Jessica […]
“The Mouse Holes”
6th Grade, 2nd Place by Jontevia Marshall, Putnam County Middle School I never really noticed the tiny doors carved into our manor walls. I just thought they were never fixed up before we moved. They always disgusted me. I hated the wretched things. Every night I would wake up to noises coming from them. I never […]
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