Each Wednesday, I assign the Blog Staff a creative prompt. This Wednesday, we borrowed a challenge from Instagram’s “bored_teachers.” The challenge?
Write a scary back-to-school story using only four words.
Here’s how the Blog Staff responded:
- “Teachers talking about me…” – Penny Andreas
- “I forgot my Chromebook” – Indy Behr
- “Return to high school.” – Remy Haring
- “School starts at 8:45 a.m.” – Alyna Llapitan
- “Dreading arguments with Indy” – Luke Sonderman
We vote on our favorite. This week, the winning submission comes from Levi Kassinove:
“He didn’t read Frankenstein.”
Want to play along? Submit your own scary four-word, back-to-school story in the comments. Ready, go!
Kids. Kids. Kids. Kids.
“We’re starting Dostoevsky today.” Hahaha. Just kidding; I loved Crime and Punishment.
“Reading Hemingway in 2022.” Note: I’m referring to a specific, short Hemingway text here, Mr. Griffin. One I once hated but now love.
Always interesting to revisit something you read a while back and see how your perspective on it might have changed.
I’m entering middle school
Every teacher’s boring me
I slept in class
Our teacher hates children
I’m in 6 AP’s
I’m in AP World.
I’m in AP Physics.
I’m in AP Chem.
Upperclassman without free period
Just started high school
First-day-back summer-reading test .
Got a pencil, dude?
Couldn’t sleep last night.
Mom forgot my lunch.
School starts at 8:15 — because THAT is the time it started when I was a student LOL. I envy you, ye who arrive at 8:45 each morning. Just kidding (I arrived at or after 8:45 every day, regardless of when school actually started). But don’t be like me.
I have early Senioritis.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Indy use his own chromebook. Classic.
This is fantastic!