Short Story

Time: Fridays 4-6 p.m.
Contact: Scott Beal

Teens write and write – trying out styles and techniques to find their voices as storytellers. The group’s stories are shared with the community through ample performance and publishing opportunities.

The City of Reality
On October 22, 2010, as part of their annual Fall lock-in, a group of 18 teenagers from the Neutral Zone Short Story Workshop created an imaginary landscape using post-it notes, craft supplies, and three bagfuls of recycled doodads from The Scrap Box.  They collectively dubbed this imaginary city “Reality” and began creating stories about the characters who lived there.

Here are some samples of the stories that were created:

• The Story of Olivaro by Laura Waltje
• Mobile Home by Jacob Gabriel
• A Fish’s Tale by Isaac Foster
• The City of Reality by Erin Baughn
• The City of Reality by Bethany Wang
• The City of Reality by Howl [Chase Gunderud]

• Adages From Reality by Adam Hagopian-Zirkel