Frostbite
By
Thorne
          David
shut the taxi’s door and breathed in the brisk Alaskan air. He
wheeled his suitcase behind him and started the trek up his uncle’s
winding driveway. He was flanked by tall pine trees that were glazed
with fresh snow. Even though he had been in the state for hours, he
still hadn’t gotten over its innate beauty. Everywhere he looked
was a potential postcard picture. He had moved up because of his poor
health, an

Taking
Shelter
By
Thorne
Josh
gets caught in the rain and is forced to take shelter in a shed. If
only he knew it already had an inhabitant...
The
soft pitter patter of rainfall filled Josh’s ears as he rushed
through the woods. His clothes were quickly becoming soaked and his
shoes squelched with each step. It was just his luck to get caught in
the rain, and he had forgotten his fishing pole by the river in his
rush to get home.
A
sharp crack filled the night filled the night sky and he star

Murphey’s
Law
By
Thorne
“We
are almost there Will, just a bit farther now.”
I
walked down the street with Luke. We had met a few days ago in
school. He needed help with his math, and I offered to help him out.
After a while, we became friends. He was actually my only real friend
at school. No one else wanted to hang out with the bossy math nerd. I
didn’t blame them, most of the time I need control when we work in
groups. My standards are higher than theirs are, so when the others
aren’

On
the Run
Jake’s heartbeat
was loud as he ran down the street. He ignored the setting sun behind
him and kept moving forward. The streetlamps turned on, soon they
would be the only light he could see by. That will work in his favor
though. It’ll be harder for his parents to catch him if they can’t
find him tonight, if they even noticed he was gone. His lungs burned
from running so much, he needed to take a break. He looked around, he
had made it to the business district and it was deserte

Treats for the Dogs
The car drive with Rick to his home
was very one sided. He had just picked me up from the orphanage to
take me to his home. He said that he adopted a lot of kids and that
there were normally at least ten staying with him and his wife at any
time. His wife bred German Shepherds at the house, more like a farm,
while he was a scientist that worked from home. I was pretty amazed
at some of the things that he accomplished. Rick works on developing
cloning and shrinking techn

Watching Bruce
Going to the
dog park was a great idea. Classes have been pretty stressful
lately, and I was recently sick so I lost a bunch of weight. I was
basically a twig now, and this was a great way to relax. I couldn’t
help but be happy walking through the grass, enjoying the sun, and
watching people play with their pets.
Then, something tackled me to the
ground and started licking my face. It was somebody’s dog, a
really big one too. It pinned me to the ground with its big paws a

John
sat on the edge of the cobblestone wall of his family farm. It was a
boring day, hot too. Earlier in the morning he had finished all of
his chores, so now he had nothing to do. John looked down over the
edge of the wall. He had to make sure that he didn’t fall off like
he did last week. That left a giant bruise on his back. The wall
about twenty feet tall, almost four times his height. It was
necessary for it to be so big though because of the animals. Almost
a century ago, all of