Short Stories > Young Adult

What does the unwritten rule say? Never like your friend’s boyfriend. But what if that girl is NOT Anessa’s friend? It’s hard trying to convince herself not to like the guy when he’s so irresistible. And their encounter on the Island of Jamaica makes Anessa blush at the memory. What happens when the consequences of Anessa’s risqué behavior follow her home? What happens when she’s the only one willing to give in to her true feelings? But will Dean let go of what he already has for something he knows nothing?

KAMESHA FINDS HERSELF IN A SITUATION THAT SHE CAN'T GET OUT OF. SHE'S ABOUT TO FIND OUT MORE THAN SHE CAN HANDLE ABOUT HER PAST LIFE. WILL SHE BE ABLE TO STAY FOCUS AND GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THINGS OR WILL SHE FOLD UNDER PRESSURE

Josie is a girl who always seems to find herself in the middle of some situation, either self-generated or from outside sources. Still, she always seems to figure out how to resolve the problem, “from the inside out.” Josie has faced a kidnapping, her first true love and heartbreak, and then the odd disappearance of her mother. She is then put to the ultimate test when she succumbs to the agonizing heartache, one that only death can bring, and just when she seems to be handling her grief and loss, life throws her a giant curve ball, when she comes face to face with her presumed dead father from years past sending her into a tailspin of despair and uncertai ...

Set over the course of two years, a small town girl is forced to overcome struggles beyond her control. A sense of betrayal and guilt lead her search for real family, all the while hiding a dark secret from the one she loves.

Eight students finished their Classical Conversations Challenge B semester in quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic. These are their musings. These are their short stories.

Enjoy the creative talents of our Classical Conversations Challenge B Class of 2021.

Nine teens wrote short stories as a semester long project for Classical Conversations Challenge B. These are their stories.

Josie’s Life the Sequel is a love story in which her life finally comes together in her early twenty’s when she takes matters into her own hands, at least so it would seem. Her fate awaits as she heads into the unknown territory of a grown-up relationship of love, intimacy, confusion, and bewilderment. Life’s final blow slaps her in the face when she finally finds her father under unimaginable circumstances, her life is turned upside down, and her mental state slips into . . . “The Edge of Darkness.”