Opus

Wayland Middle School's Literary Magazine

Archive for the 'Imaginings' Category

The Sports Card Murder Mystery by Zackary Goldstein, gr. 6

  Prologue:   I’m Detective Mr. Potato Head Axolotl (I know, it is a very weird name) and I think solving mysteries is very fun.  I live at 56 Foreign Road-Circle. I am about to tell you about my favorite mystery that will probably blow your mind.   Thump!  What was that?  I leaped.  I […]

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The Case of the Poisoned Medicines by Harrison Dale, gr. 6

It was a nice, moist and cool spring morning on May 24th. I, detective Dr. Mills, Carter Mills, please call me Carter, and I’m telling you that now because too many people make the mistake of calling me Dr. Mills, which I dislike. Anyways, I walked over to my outdoor patio with a cup of […]

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Tommies and Jerries by Aiden Zhang

I stroll down the ramp underneath the tower for the Atlantic Theater. The polished stone is hot to my touch. Fountains blast high into the sky.   Eyes closed, I turn around in London, Luftwaffe planes blot out the sun. Bombs rain upon the banks of Thames.   I stand before a curved wall, with […]

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Chapter 1 by Jiming Xu

Dark gray smoke suffused the forest air, making me feel lucky that I had a gas mask on. The visibility got worse and worse as my team and I trotted towards the colossal horror. It’s orange and red body was dozens of feet tall, constantly flickered about. The beast moved forward at a discomforting pace, […]

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Ghost Train by Sage Sampson

  A familiar breeze meets my face, as I step onto the old train tracks. My bare feet meet dirt. Tall, overgrown grass crawls up my legs.   My mind starts to wander, as my dog runs ahead of me. The worn down railroad ties bring me back to the 1800s, when I imagine them […]

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