Totally Normal Teenage Boy Take 2, Electric Boogaloo

Totally Normal Teenage Boy Take 2, Electric Boogaloo

by @Bendire Thrasher

| ds106, ds106rework, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2289
March 16, 2022

Originally, this assignment, Totally Normal Room of a Totally Normal Teenage Boy, was 948 words. I am a creative writing major, so this isn’t too shocking. When it comes to the written word, I have a lot to say. But, more often than not, revision in the writing words is cutting. Editing is a process […]
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Don the Talking Dog

by @BriannaDAlbis

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January 28, 2022

Don was an ordinary dog who loved to voice his opinions to his owners. He had no idea that his owners were able to.
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Inspiration can come from unexpected results.

by @wade_764

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January 27, 2022

Wow, ok, this was definitely a shorter wiki post than what I was expecting. My assignment was to write about a randomly-selected Wikipedia page. The time, 1960. The place, Rome, Italy. Birgit Jensen had prepared for this event for a long time. The Olympics K-2 500 m sprint canoe event. I’m not sure how many of my readers have experienced rowing, but it is the pinnacle of cardiovascular exercise and can take a lot out of a person who is not prepared. Unfortunately for Birgit, she did not fare well in this event and placed 5th. However, I like to…
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Eagles Nest Township

by @ChianeseCecilia

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January 23, 2022

*** 3 stars In the mid 1900s a group of friends set out on an adventure with the intent to travel to all…
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Totally Normal Room of a Totally Normal Teenage Boy

by @Bendire Thrasher

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2289
January 16, 2022

Written Assignment #1 https://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/random-wikipedia-writing/ There is a page on Wikipedia, called Wikipedia:Random, where you can click the link and get brought to a random page on Wikipedia. For this assignment, go to the link and then click on the words Special:Random. Whatever page you get, somehow incorporate it into a short story involving whatever theme […]
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From Harlem to stardom

by @michaeldgs106

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September 11, 2019

It was a cool summers night in the big apple, but just like any other night there was always a reason to go to the club. A young man known to his family and friends as Frederick Anthony Jackson, recently came off a dismal spell of bad luck outside his home. The reason he moved … Continue reading "From Harlem to stardom"
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“Revenge”-Elton John” -Christiana Meyers”

by @CommTweetWithMe

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January 29, 2019

The gun is set and fires once moreA boy is left with a gaping sore And in the cold grey nightHe sees a black van run through the night and out of sightHe sits inside a cold, dark room and sees the heads of his family’s tombs And so the decision is doneHis anger grows […]
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Mission 1974

by @morgan_ds106

| #WitingAssignments, ds106, Syndicated, WritingAssignments2289
January 28, 2019

We had three agents in the field, Patrick, Jacques, and Andy. Their mission was to infiltrate the 1974 Pau Grand Prix and find how the Chairman of the organization rigged the race for his favorite racer to win. Each agent had to be befriend the Chairman to win his trust so at least one of …
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Nealcidion brachiale

by @ArthurDrag1

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September 21, 2018

I decided to attempt the random wikipedia article writing challenge and my article is Nealcidion brachiale or, a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. This is the whole article. I will now tie it to my character. Irri was always afraid of bugs. When he was younger, he was stung by two wasps at the same time while … Continue reading Nealcidion brachiale
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A Bat for Free

by @justzaying7

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September 11, 2018

It was a hot day in the beginning of June, 2015. Daniel Fields was nervous, he could feel his heart jumping up and down inside of his chest like he had just drank three Monster energy drinks. Two days prior he had been told that he was being pulled up to the majors, from the … Continue reading A Bat for Free
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Random Wikipedia Writing

by @FCMaisano

| ds106, Syndicated, writingassignments, WritingAssignments2289
September 5, 2018

Here’s the URL for this assignment-http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/random-wikipedia-writing/ and here’s the link for the Wikipedia page-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Random There is a page on Wikipedia, called Wikipedia:Random, where you can click the link and get brought to a random page on Wikipedia. I thought it would be fun to try to combine this feature with folklore, myth, and legend. So, […]
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