Day 1
[writing in a notebook]
It was my New Year’s resolution to start a notebook, so here goes.
1/1/2015
Hello, my name is Evan. I am in 10th grade. I am in the newspaper club and I would say my life is normal. My Dad is from Switzerland. He speaks German, French and Italian and a little bit of Russian. He speaks English of course too. The coolest part is he has been to every part of Europe. I know, It’s so cool. Don’t tell my American mom, but Dad is my favorite. I like to brag about my Dad to my friends at school. My friends at school are Willam, Patrick, Lingyun, and Quinn, but I am friends with most people in the grade, mostly because I am just friendly. I would say I am an extrovert most of the time. We have chickens in our yard. We have eight chickens and one rooster. We live in Arkansas, or to be more precise, our town is Van Buren.
I like it here. The cozy streets and the familiar roads. It is all just home to me. I have lived here since I was two years old. I was born in Colorado, and I spent my first year living there, but soon I moved to Arkansas, because my parents said they were “sick of the middle of America.” By the way, I don’t really want my parents to know I am writing in a notebook. My Dad bought this yellow notebook in a gift shop in Paris. .It has the Eiffel Tower on the cover. He said I could use it while “going through middle school and high school.“ I had thanked him at the time and trotted up the stairs right after and pushed the notebook under my bed with all the other useless gifts he had given me. But now I am using it to write, so I guess it is not all useless. I am here to write about the rumor I have heard my parents talk about: the idea of them adopting. I do not like this idea at all. I am a happy only child. I have always loved the attention from my grandparents. Being showered with gifts and hugs and kisses. I love it all. But if my parents adopted a child then I would have to share with them. Yes, I know I am proving the stereotype of the only child right, but that is really how I feel. My hand is numb now from writing all that. I will write tomorrow and tell you more.
Good night,
Evan W.
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Hi, Julia!
Is Evan a boy or a girl, or does that matter for the story.
And by the way, a good start. I like the idea of “notebook” as a stylistic device. It allows for a little more freedom in how thoughts are expressed and received by readers. I look forward to seeing how Evan’s life progresses. (Oh, and I wondered why you chose Arkansas and 10th grade?)
Grandpa Bob
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Hi,
Evan is a boy in this story. I felt like I making many stories about girls so I wanted try something new.
I chose Arkansas because I wanted to mix it up and write about a different state. Why 10th grade you ask? Honestly, I don’t why I chose that. Maybe because D was in that grade, but I don’t know. It seems you like my story so far. Thank you!
_ Bicycle_Cat 💟
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