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Fall Writing Frenzy!

October 3, 2020 By Claire Annette Noland 10 Comments

The calendar says it’s fall but here in California we’re having another heat wave with Santa Ana winds and fires! The air is filled with smoke and we are hoping for rain which is not in the forecast. But, we can all have cozy fall thoughts as we eat all of Trader Joe’s seasonal pumpkin offerings. Lucky me. This is the time for the Fall Writing Frenzy Writing Contest created by author Lydia Lukidis and author/agent Kaitlyn Sanchez, giving me encouragement to think fall.

Here’s how the contest works. Writers can choose one of fifteen fall images to inspire a story, poem, or mood piece for children from babies to young adult. The story must be under 200 words. Here’s my entry based on image #5. It is written for young children learning to read on their own. (In case you’re wondering, it is a 1.9 grade reading level) Enjoy!

 

ROXIE AND THE WAVES

On a fall day,

Roxie wore her scarf and

looked up at the tree and saw

yellow, orange, and red leaves.

Mom and Dad raked leaves.

Scritch, scratch.

Her brother, Ray, jumped in the leaves.

Crunch, crunch.

Tree branches swayed in the wind.

Tap, tap.

A crow landed in the tree.

“Caw, caw.”

The wind blew harder,

Whoo, whoo.

And Roxie’s scarf whirled into the air.

Roxie chased her scarf and heard,

Scritch, scratch.

Crunch, crunch.

“Caw, caw.”

Tip, tap.

Whoo, whoo.

The scarf twirled and danced

with the leaves!

Roxie danced along.

Scritch, scratch.

Crunch, crunch.

Caw, caw.

Tip, tap.

Whoo, whoo.

Mom and Dad put down their rakes

and danced along.

Crunch, crunch.

Caw, caw.

Tip, tap.

Whoo, whoo.

Ray stopped jumping

and danced along.

Caw, caw.

Tip, tap.

Whoo, whoo!

The crow flew away.

Tip, tap.

Whoo, whoo!

The wind stopped.

The leaves floated to the ground.

Roxie’s scarf landed at her feet.

Roxie, Ray, Mom, and Dad laughed,

held hands, and

jumped into the leaves.

CRUNCH!

 

Fittingly, this picture of the New England trip I shared with friends several years ago showed up in my Facebook memory feed this morning. The sky is so blue! I so look forward to be able to travel again.

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  1. Tina Cho says

    October 4, 2020 at 12:56 pm

    Cute story, Claire! Love all the onatopoeia.

    Reply
    • Claire Annette Noland says

      October 7, 2020 at 3:58 pm

      Thanks, Tina!!

      Reply
  2. Rose Cappelli says

    October 5, 2020 at 8:36 pm

    Love how you built up the sounds then took them away. Nice structure! Good luck with the contest.

    Reply
    • Claire Annette Noland says

      October 7, 2020 at 3:58 pm

      Thanks so much, Rose. I love fall leaves!

      Reply
  3. Tracy Hora says

    October 7, 2020 at 6:00 pm

    Nice work, Claire! I love your sweet story with such a great repetitive structure. I used the same picture. It’s fun to see what other people were inspired to write using the same picture.

    Reply
    • Claire Annette Noland says

      October 8, 2020 at 3:14 am

      It is really interesting how so many different stories can be inspired by a single image. I love the creative story you wrote!

      Reply
  4. Anne Lipton says

    October 17, 2020 at 4:57 am

    Such a lovely lyrical and cinematic ode to Fall. I love the onomatopoeia and progressive structure. You really capture the moment.

    Reply
    • Claire Annette Noland says

      October 17, 2020 at 1:47 pm

      Thank you, Anne. Fall is such a colorful, fun season.

      Reply
  5. Debbie Neuenschwander says

    October 23, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    What a wonderful dance of family and aging Fall sounds. Just lovely!

    Reply
    • Claire Annette Noland says

      October 27, 2020 at 12:30 am

      Hi Debbie, Thanks for reading my story and for your encouraging note!

      Reply

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