One More Week

Part One of a Story Called “Adolescent Feelings”

Last week, I published an article about a brainstorming exercise to help writers generate story ideas. Part of the content included information about developing a story plan. My ideas from the article have been executed in this short story.

The premise for part 1: It was May 2010 at Northwood Middle School in Smithson, Colorado. Two weeks before graduation, four best friends faced a big decision: Whether to go to the eighth-grade dance. Dean really liked Ava, and he wanted to ask her to the dance…