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Truck of Dreams

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Alex

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Like many little boys, trucks, especially garbage trucks, fascinated Stanley Fender. His parents attributed this to when Stanley was a baby. Every morning, he would wake up to the sound of the garbage truck pulling up outside their house. This, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, The Tales Tagged cars, dreams, folktale, inspiration, job, lesson, moral, school, tale, transportation, trash, truck

The Mistaken Rocketeers

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Alex

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Sam Wrighton was the proud coach of a little league baseball team, The Rocketeers. He held the role for two seasons, and was moving into his third. The previous coach had taken the job way too seriously. He quit due … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Horror, The Tales, Uncategorized Tagged alex schattner, baseball, belief, confidence, folktale, friends, inspiration, little league, moral, school, sports, wisdom

Breckin Harts

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Alex

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Abby and Daniella’s status as “best friends” was challenged their junior year of high school when they both fell for the same guy. His name was Breckin Harts, and he was handsome, strong, funny, and new in town. Abby met … Continue reading →

Posted in Romance, The Tales Tagged alex schattner, belief, bff, dating, folktale, friend, friendship, heart, high school, inspiration, love, school, short story, wisdom

Nerds Night Out

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Alex

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Tim and Nate were chemical engineering majors at Princeton University. They spent most of their time in their room studying. When they did go to parties, they usually only spoke to each other, and shied away from members of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, The Tales Tagged alex schattner, belief, college, confidence, fairytale, folktale, geek, inspiration, moral, nerd, new york city, princeton, school, wisdom

Popular as One

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Alex

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It has often been said that popular groups of girls think (using the term loosely) as a one. They use their oneness to collectively terrify the rest of the student population. They think no one can argue with their pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, The Tales Tagged alex schattner, america, art, beauty, belief, folktale, girl, horror, inspiration, popular, school, short stories, warning, wisdom

Arc of the Game

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Alex

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Nate and Jessie were the star athletes of their school football team. To Nate and his family, football was everything. Jessie enjoyed playing, but he enjoyed another aspect of school equally as much. His teammates would have laughed if he … Continue reading →

Posted in The Tales Tagged alex schattner, america, folktale, football, inspiration, modern, moral, school, short story, sports

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