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Young Writers On The Web Fiction: The Perks of Having a Press Pass

August 25, 2020 by Carol Bryant

by Kathryn Prerost, Age 14, Naperville Illinois The following is a story submitted for the DWAA's Young Writers on the Web program. We hopped onto the bus to get to Pier 94. I watched the raindrops trickle down the side of the window and tried … [Read more...]

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Young Writers On The Web Fiction: Puppy In The Rain

July 26, 2020 by Carol Bryant

by Mohit Singh, 16, Jaipur, India The following is a story submitted for the DWAA's Young Writers on the Web program. One rainy evening Harsh was coming home from school when he heard a whining sound from a narrow street. He followed it to a … [Read more...]

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Coping With Dog Loss And Grief In The Midst Of The Pandemic

July 8, 2020 by Carol Bryant

by Dr. Joel Gavriele-Gold Do Dogs Grieve? In short, yes. I remember writing the following when Fergus my 15 year old wonderful yellow  lab died. At that time I had four dogs: Fergus, and three Bouviers des Flandres: Broodje, a boy, and … [Read more...]

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

July 3, 2020 by Carol Bryant

by Kate Kuligowski, DWAA member Seldom do my husband Wally and I find ourselves in the Southwest quadrant of our city where crime statistics have intimidated outsiders for decades. During that visit, we frequent only one business, a decades-old, … [Read more...]

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Young Writers On The Web: X Marks The Heart

June 11, 2020 by Carol Bryant

by Victoria Cororan, 15, Holbrook, New York Sometimes you have to deal with awful things for great things to come. Our family dog’s name is Jaxx, and he got his name in a very special way. Jaxx was our second dog. Our first was a 4-year-old … [Read more...]

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Young Writers on the Web: My Best Friend, Zeus

April 30, 2020 by Carol Bryant

by Anjuli Turner, Age 17, Piedmont, California It started with a cookie at lunch. After I collected my mini tacos, I headed to the cookie station.  “Turner, Anjuli Turner,” I said.  “Here’s your warmed-up chocolate chip cookie, … [Read more...]

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