lol I was genuinely worried- I thought maybe someone died or something! phew, that’s a relief!

Makes me wonder what her science project was. :-) Something about this piece. I just can’t stop smiling.

This sounds like it would be from the kinds of books I love to read lol

was he eating the crayons?

dunno, but good question. :)

This is exactly how it feels to get called down to the office!!

i love it! i love the trip you take me on in your stories.

I’ve been more times to the office as an adult than I was as a kid!

This reminds me of a true story, told below in the words of my fourth grade teacher.

It was end of year exam time. Everyone, including Adrian, was furiously putting their ideas on paper. Imagine my surprise at the end of the lesson when Adrian handed up a blank sheet of paper. When questioned about the lack of writing I was told it was written in invisible ink and if I held it up at the window I would be able to read it. This was perfectly true. Apparently Adrian’s pen had run out of ink the lesson prior to his exam but he had relentlessly carried on. Needless to say he re-did his story using a new pen. Some teachers just don’t seem to have a sense of adventure!

This story can be found on my blog at the following URL: http://outerhoard.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/third-grade-report-cards/

(You can tell I was the sort of kid who was destined to write Ficlies, can’t you?)

well you showed some improvements Adrian! you clever, creative child!

Very nice suspense build up with a nice release valve at the end, while letting the reader guess at some of the details. Great storytelling.