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Help This Sparkler Edit An Application Essay About Alzheimer's
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By: Miss Marm
Sarah needs help with her application essay. Read it over and leave your suggestions in the comments!
I'm writing for the "Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, ...
More→tags: college applications | application essays | grandmothers | peer editing | alzheimer's
College Admissions Book Giveaway!
By: Miss Marm
Lillian Luterman and Jennifer Bloom (they're a mother-daughter team!) have been helping kids apply to college for 20 years, and now they've published a book ...
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I Wish I'd Read This Book in High School
By: Miss Marm
The Naked Roommate author Harlan Cohen has a new book coming out in April (I get to read an advanced copy now because I'm extremely ...
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The Winner of the Fiction Contest Is...
By: Miss Marm
...appleyface! With a whopping 71 likes, her tongue-in-cheek love story romped home with the prize.
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More→tags: fiction contest | it's kind of a funny story | fiction contest winner
Your Vote is Requested
By: Miss Marm
Quick reminder: Voting on the latest fiction contest closes tomorrow at 12p.m. EST. The Sparker with the most FB likes wins...the warm admiration of the ...
More→tags: fiction contest | fiction | short stories | it's kind of a funny story
Sam Solvable and the Case of the Hogweed Island Ghost
By: Miss Marm
This is it, Sparklers: the last finalist in the Funny Fiction Contest. Remember, the story with the most FB likes wins the undying admiration of ...
More→tags: fiction contest | mysteries | short stories | it's kind of a funny story
The Story of High School
By: Miss Marm
Pervs, farts, and volleyball: yup, that's high school. Thanks for the story, Sarah Bruley!—Miss Marm
I woke up at 7 a.m. and unfortunately, did not feel ...
More→tags: fiction contest | fiction | stories | short stories | it's kind of a funny story
A Murder, A Bit of Shakespeare, And Some Very Bad Grammar
By: Miss Marm
zara9's protagonist disapproves of your monosyllabic word choices. But in a funny way! —Miss Marm
My friend Shelly was guilty of murder. Not of any person, ...
More→tags: grammar | fiction contest | fiction | short stories | it's kind of a funny story
A Story About Skincare
By: Miss Marm
Caroline Watson's story, "Vaseline," is not only a finalist in the fiction contest, it's kind of about makeovers! (Yes, it is. Just go with it.) ...
More→tags: fiction contest | fiction | short stories | makeovers | acne | it's kind of a funny story | skin care | back to school 2011
An Allergy-Based Love Story
By: Miss Marm
It was hard, but I've finally managed to pick FIVE FINALISTS in the Funny Fiction Contest! First up: an untitled story by appleyface. Intrigued? Read ...
More→tags: fiction contest | writing | fiction | short stories | it's kind of a funny story
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