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March 9th, 2011 by Garrett in Free Writing ||

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The newlyweds held eachother close as the sun set into the ocean. All she could think of was how…
much she wished she had been able to tell her new husband the truth about who she was, but she knew he’d never accept her.
This new husband wanted to know the truth, but I don’t think she will never tell him.
The tension was palpable. They talked of things that sounded stilted and rehearsed. She knew she couldn’t tell him, or his life would be in more danger than it was now. She looked at his profile, the sound of waves crashing against the shore…
the wind beginning to howl, she began to panic. As they walked on the beach, she stopped to pick up a large rock. As he stood staring at the waves, she took the rock to the back of his head. She drug his body into the ocean and dissapeared into the sunset.

TomC replied on March 10th, 2011:

The newlyweds held eachother close as the sun set into the ocean. All she could think of was how…much she wished she had been able to tell her new husband the truth about who she was, but she knew he’d never accept her.This new husband wanted to know the truth, but I don’t think she will never tell him.The tension was palpable. They talked of things that sounded stilted and rehearsed. She knew she couldn’t tell him, or his life would be in more danger than it was now. She looked at his profile, the sound of waves crashing against the shore…the wind beginning to howl, she began to panic. As they walked on the beach, she stopped to pick up a large rock. As he stood staring at the waves, she took the rock to the back of his head. She drug his body into the ocean and dissapeared into the sunset.

The newlyweds held eachother close as the sun set into the ocean. All she could think of was how…much she wished she had been able to tell her new husband the truth about who she was, but she knew he’d never accept her.This new husband wanted to know the truth, but I don’t think she will never tell him.The tension was palpable. They talked of things that sounded stilted and rehearsed. She knew she couldn’t tell him, or his life would be in more danger than it was now. She looked at his profile, the sound of waves crashing against the shore…the wind beginning to howl, she began to panic. As they walked on the beach, she stopped to pick up a large rock. As he stood staring at the waves, she took the rock to the back of his head. She drug his body into the ocean and dissapeared into the sunset.

The newlyweds held eachother close as the sun set into the ocean. All she could think of was how…much she wished she had been able to tell her new husband the truth about who she was, but she knew he’d never accept her.This new husband wanted to know the truth, but I don’t think she will never tell him.The tension was palpable. They talked of things that sounded stilted and rehearsed. She knew she couldn’t tell him, or his life would be in more danger than it was now. She looked at his profile, the sound of waves crashing against the shore…the wind beginning to howl, she began to panic. As they walked on the beach, she stopped to pick up a large rock. As he stood staring at the waves, she took the rock to the back of his head. She drug his body into the ocean and dissapeared into the sunset.

Wow what a wonderfull honeymoon. I’m sure glad I didn;t marrry this gal!

Milan replied on March 10th, 2011:

Beautiful ending.

Jason.Binks replied on March 10th, 2011:

I think we are watching C.S.I. a little to much!

andygoat_33 replied on March 12th, 2011:

Is this peer-reviewed? I think it would make a great source for someone’s paper…. maybe a psychology one:)

JasonFarrer replied on March 13th, 2011:

You don’t want to ask me if it is peer reviewed!!! I obviously suck at that.

Emma replied on March 13th, 2011:

Yes! I love how this turned out!

AndieManwill replied on March 14th, 2011:

Oh my goodness! That is way scary! Enough said.

Sarah Fisher replied on March 14th, 2011:

haha how morbid! worst honeymoon ever?

10504394Tyler replied on March 14th, 2011:

brings a tear to my eye

Shane M replied on March 14th, 2011:

This reminds me of several blue grass songs, only instead of a crazy guy knocking the girl he loves over the head for no reason it is a mysterious women doing the blunt object killing.

Once upon a time there was an earthworm who wanted to live in the sun. For days the earthworm had been…asking his friends on what would be the best device that he could use to get to the sun. He first ran into Mr. Mole who had just finished his…nice brand new hole. “Mr. Mole, how can I get to the sun?” Mr. Mole said, “Just find the nearest bird and ask him for a lift.” The worm set off…to find a bird. What he found was an Old Man who had a fishing pole. the worm thought, “Maybe he can throw me with that long stick!” So he….slowly approached the Old Man. Worm gazed up at the Old Man trying to get his attention. It didn’t happen. Worm tried to jump. Nothing! Worm moved closer. Unfortunately, so did Old Man….

TomC replied on March 10th, 2011:

I can only imagin what happened next. It gose to show that the other side isn’t always better.

edith replied on March 11th, 2011:

poor worm :(

hillarymenlove replied on March 14th, 2011:

hahah random! I liked it, it had a good flow!

Mattj48 replied on March 14th, 2011:

I’m sure it made the man happy when he had a monster fish on the end of his pole thanks to the little worm!

10504394Tyler replied on March 14th, 2011:

hahaha awesome! i wish we were all worms, all we have to do is eat dirt…

Shane M replied on March 14th, 2011:

Haha! this is kinda sad. I was really hoping the worm would get to the sun. What an interesting idea.

The wind rushed on his face as he looked down. “It’s not that far,” he thought. He looked over and saw…
the cops coming his way with high-powered guns. “Should I jump?”, he asked himself….
and he did. He felt the cold wind rush by as he plummeted towards the ocean 150 feet down. He hit the water and was instantly stunned by the impact…
“He jumped! The idiot jumped!”, yelled one of the cops, his voice was barely audible over the crashing surf.
“That should be the end of him.” the other cop said. “Shall we call it a night?” NO…..
The cops looked over the edge and waited for the bubbles to stop. Just then a ski boat passed over the exact spot where he had landed. The cops looked at each other and asked, “How did he get on that wakeboard so fast?”

TomC replied on March 10th, 2011:

Wow that set up quite the situation. I want to know what happens.

Milan replied on March 10th, 2011:

That ended differently than I thought it would.

Jason.Binks replied on March 10th, 2011:

I agree with Milan this really does take a turn in the direction that you didn’t see coming. I like how it ended though.

hillarymenlove replied on March 14th, 2011:

hahaha this one cracks me up! I would like to know what happens.. and what happend before! Good story!

Here is the story that Areli, Quinn, Alex, and I did.
With great excitement the kids jumped out of the truck and ran to the trailer to get out their motorcycles. As they got them started …
all of them started on a great journey to find the long lost treasure of Buffalo Bill. This journey would take them deep into the forest amidst all of the rabid animals.
The chupacabras was the most terrifying one. He sucked the blood out of any living thing including bacteria! Amazingly the chupacabras can be domesticated and can obtain on line at chupacabras.com.
We find the owner of the chupacabras and guess what his ethnicity was. One shall not say Mexican because you will awaken the deep not blooded dead. One shall not say wet back because you shall feel the wetness on your foreheads.
In great fear of realizing what they had embarked on they quietly made their way back to the truck and to home. Upon arriving they soon found that one had stowed away under the truck. As everyone came out of the truck they were knocked down and licked to death by the chupacabras.

Kyleigh replied on March 10th, 2011:

Licked to death Tom? Really? Could you not do anything more . . . ferocious? haha but I guess that is a terrible way to die!

Celia replied on March 10th, 2011:

Who came up with the chupacabras??? That’s fantastic!!! :)

Emma replied on March 13th, 2011:

Man, I didn’t think they were real! Love it!

alejandro replied on March 14th, 2011:

Chupacabras is real according to youtube ;)
I’m not sure who came up with it, I just remember it being a big deal in Mexico when I was around 10

The rain stung my face as I ran for my life through the unknown. I knew I had to make it out of the forest alive. As I panted through the brush I soon heard a loud BANG! I turned and looked to the sky, where soon the image would be displayed. “Who is it this time?” she whispered quietly. How many of them were finished was an unknown number. Then all of a sudden a tiger jumped out from behind a tree and tackled me! As I fought for my life and wrestled this gigantic tiger, the size of a bear, I realized it didn’t want to fight . . . but play! Then it hit me, “Cale! It’s really you!” Cale has been my tiger protector my whole life. I thought Cale had died on our last adventure but he didn’t and he returned to me like a fairy godmother, in time of need. “Alright Cale, let’s show these ugly aliens who they are dealing with.” And the hunt began.

TomC replied on March 10th, 2011:

You say getting licked to death… A tiger protector, aliens? Your as off the wall as we were.

Kyleigh replied on March 11th, 2011:

I had to turn it cool somehow haha. Don’t make fun Tom!

Milan replied on March 10th, 2011:

It kind of starts off like the Hunger Games. I like it.

andygoat_33 replied on March 12th, 2011:

It’s like the hunger games without the ridiculous teenage love triangle… It’s even better than hunger games! The tiger was new, did not see that one coming.

edith replied on March 11th, 2011:

Kyleigh this story is bomb! Especially the tiger part :)

Emma replied on March 13th, 2011:

Did not turn out how I thought it would! Interesting story!

At the shores of a beautiful lake that was shadowed by big, tall mountains, was what used to be a majestic cabin. Years ago, in better times, lived a lovely couple, Bill and Helen. They first arrived at the spot by the lake back in 1955.
Bill loved to fish. Legend has it that bill was in his boat one day fishing when he caught it. It was no ordinary fishing trip; because that was the last thing he ever did with his beautiful Emma. Their small boat collided with a jet stream of warm water and this caused a massive whirlpool. Bill and Helen jumped out of the boat, but Emma, being older in age, couldn’t muster the strength to swim out.

andygoat_33 replied on March 12th, 2011:

I hate how this one leaves you hanging. HOW BIG WAS THE FISH? and WHO IS EMMA? It’s all left to the imagination

Emma replied on March 13th, 2011:

I made it into a story! Awesome!

Pablo replied on March 14th, 2011:

Emma or Helen so Emma died or what?

hillarymenlove replied on March 14th, 2011:

I agree with andrew.. who is emma?! It was a good one though very imaginative!

Milan replied on March 14th, 2011:

Emma just popped up. From where? I have no clue. I guess I could have added more about her?

emvawdrey replied on March 15th, 2011:

Ha ha ha I love this story. It makes going fishing sound so not fun.

It was a dark cold night just like it is tonight and Tony had just been kicked out of his house. He was upset and had no where to go so he decided to rob a 7-11 with a knife that his dad had bought him for christmas. He walked in the store and got a Mtn. Dew Slurpee to seem normal. As he approached the counter he pulled out his knife and held it to the hobbly old grandma who was in line. “Nobody do nothin drastic or this chick dies!” he screamed. The old woman turned and gazed at him with a baleful eye. “Son”, she said, “Don’t you know who I am?” Tony glared back at her. It is me Auntie Marge, I found you on your mothers and fathers doorstep 22 years age. I knew that I couldn’t take care of you, so I had to give you to them. I coundn’t bare to come see you because I knew that I was the one who was supposed to take care of you. Will you ever forgive me. “Yes, Auntie I love you.” ” Hey Tony don’t worry I will by your slurpee” Marge said. They hugged and lived happily ever after.

andygoat_33 replied on March 12th, 2011:

The uniting power of Slurpees should never be underestimated. I won over my wife utilizing this power… It’s real

Mattj48 replied on March 14th, 2011:

What a small world…I sure hope Auntie Marge kicked his but into shape after buying him the slurpee.

As Sally was walking down the street late one night during a warm spring night, she was on her way to the movies. She knew he would be there. All 6 foot 4 inches of his perfectly sculpted body. “I have to talk to him tonight.” Sally whispered to herself as the theater lights dimmed. She looked around anxiously for him. Finally, there he was. I turned over to him and touched his shoulder to get his attention, leaving in clsoe to not disturb the others. “I…I’m Sally. W-what’s up dude?” She clearly became more confident all of a sudden and this mystery man turned and said “What is up girl?” in a super hot voice. Sally excited and all went and sat by Edward. They got to talking and during the movie would not shut up! Love at first touch.

edith replied on March 11th, 2011:

this was by Kyleigh, Nicole, Steve and me.

andygoat_33 replied on March 12th, 2011:

Edward? I sense a twilight fan…. Maybe another sequel in the making?

JasonFarrer replied on March 13th, 2011:

Twilight? I was thinking Edward Scissor Hands!

edith replied on March 21st, 2011:

haha sure. before edward met and settled for bella. the before story!

Edward? I sense a twilight fan…. Maybe another sequel in the making?

Man, I sure hope not…

By me, Kyleigh, Nicole, and Edith.

The vines twisted elegantly along the walls, as if there by design. Dark spots were…
blotched all over the wall, they were the color of a poop green. Then all of a sudden the vines came to life!! As they slithered like snakes, it was then that Mochi…
took out his magical blade of Eli. Mochi’s secret weapon. The blade can slash through any substance at the voice of a word.
That word was “Voldemort”. The blade could do more damage than any other weapon…
even Excalibur. The steel cut through air and vine alike, knowing no challenge that could best it. The path was clear, Mochi noted. He sheathed the weapon, brushed the remnants of severed vines from his shoulders and walked peacefully through the doors of the museum.

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She pulled the soft petals gently off their base. The sweet fragrance filled her with the thoughts of her husbands funeral. What a great day that was. The old bastard had finally died. 2 years of putting arsenic in his food until she found the right dosage. He was 60 years older than she, and she’d only wanted his money so she doesn’t need to work, all she wanted to do was have fun. She had spent all the money from her father, because she was addicted to living the high life. Now,Alejandro and her could travel the world. Well, untill the money ran out. Then she would find another lonely, wealthy man. She’d have to change her name among other things, but that was part of the fun. She smiled. What a great day!

JasonFarrer replied on March 13th, 2011:

I wonder if this is how Hugh Hefner is going to go?

Pablo replied on March 14th, 2011:

This story sound like real life. Don’t you think?

emvawdrey replied on March 22nd, 2011:

HA HA HA HA I love this, there are a few celebrities that came to my mind as I was reading this, very nice :)

Blind Froggy

Blind Froggy(Areli)- So as the frog hops around the water leafs, he slips and falls into the deep clowsy lake, (Tom)- where he falls on top of an alagator. In sheer panic, he tries to swim away but all of a sudden he feels the rush of (Quin)- blood flowing through his extremities and a burst of energy comes out of no where. He leaps with all his might to escape the jaws of the (Alex)- chihuahua but all attempt to escape that creature was worthless. NOt only could the chihuahua bark but it was devouring a dead bird when they saw it. As soon as their eyes met they both knew it was over, yes , they were going to kill the chihuahua.. (Areli)- Oh no, the frogg leaps up and stops the fight, he said, “one shall not murder, no matter the danger at hand.” Another responded, “Well what shall one do then?” The frogh answered, “One must share the love, no matter what’s at stake.”

So the frog shared the secret of love and the chihuahua lived. With much struggle he couldn’t resist and he finally ate the frog. :(

areli_aguirre replied on March 14th, 2011:

Notice how the name of the story is Blind Froggy… and Alex didn’t pay attention to that and said in the story “…when they saw it.” and “As soon as their eyes met they both knew it was over,” this is funny.

alejandro replied on March 14th, 2011:

It’s a free write I only read the last line written, still it turned out good no?

edith replied on March 21st, 2011:

this story s pretty good cause the chihuahua part comes out of no where!

A guy was flying to New York to meet his fiancé and then the doubts stated. He knew he loved her. Right? Even though she kept in contact with all her ex-boyfriends, and had been engaged to him for some time, he decided it was time to get rid of all these ex-boyfriends once and for all. He was tired of all the late night calls she made. As soon as he landed he sought out Nicolito in little Italy, lower east side. He was one of the last “true” Italian Mafia. He did take care of them for sure, and for a price. Good thing he decided to get out of the mafia and decided to come back to America and married his fiancé.

hillarymenlove replied on March 14th, 2011:

hahah good story! I hope their marriage lasts..

emvawdrey replied on March 15th, 2011:

this reminds me of a lifetime story. Women are evil sometimes, I should know I am one.

Once upon a time there was a magical place where a young princess lived. She was the only child and in line for the thrown as queen. She didnt want to be queen she wanted to live her life in the woods with her animal friends. Snow white was her idol because she could sing, clean and dance with the magical creatures of the forest. A life like that would be purely blissful. I mean seriously, whe the hell wouldnt want to hang out with a 7 dwarves in the middle of the woods? Nothing more creepy than 7 midgets and hot little snow white! So she planned an escape consisting of a rope, 2 matches and a pillow case. Luckily she made it out alive and considering all creepy factors, decided to ditch her dreams of living in the woods and decided to become a city slicker in the city of New York.

Sarah Fisher replied on March 14th, 2011:

I like how this one turned out! We did good work haha.

emvawdrey replied on March 15th, 2011:

I agree Sarah, we are all so much better at creative writing than the writing that we have to do in this class.

JasonFarrer replied on March 20th, 2011:

I think it would be scarier in New York than deep in the woods with 7 creepy midgets and a hot chick!!

in an old town south of the canadian border a family of three lived in a mansion. there were only two people that lived there and though there was much to do they were always inside. The three canadians on day ran out of the mansion and saw a large pool with the sun shinning on it. They walked near it closley as they walked closley they saw a reflection in it. It was strange and not like anything that they had ever seen. Could this be their ticket? Did their ship finally come? These were the thoughts coming to their minds but suddenly the dream ended and they were back to their normal everyday lives. But as this dream ened, understanding came. An understanding that life can be as great as you want it to be.

edith replied on March 21st, 2011:

good story quinn.

The sound of the rushing river kept him awake–thinking about nothing. That is when he heard it from the attic. It was a siren blaring from the smoke detector. “Fire!”, he yelled. He leaped out of bed to get his most prized possession, his two year-old son Jason. They both tried to reach the fire exit, but the smoke in the building was blinding. So he got down on his knees and dragged his son to the door where they could find safety. He touch the door. It was scalding hot. He grabbed Jason and crawled to the window and jumped. Down, down, they fell. RIINNNGGG! The alarm sounded waking him up from the terrible nightmare.

It was a cold wintery day and Mac was out working in his boots. Mud was caking to them and he didn’t really care but soon he was a few inches taller and the mud just kept growing on his boots. By the end of the day Mac was having a difficult time entering his house. His height had grown alarmingly and his dog did not recognize him. It started to bark ferociously, so this made Mac feel bad. He left his home and went to the mountains where he found a gian blue ox named Babe who excepted him for how he was. They became best of friends and Mac a.k.a Paul Bunyan started to explore the world. His first stop was Disneyland but to much to his dismay the happiest place on earth wasn’t made for his size. After much disappointment Mac set of to find a home. He found a place out by Utah lake where him and Babe can eat carp and catfish and grow old together. Everyday Mac lives in regret wondering, “Why didn’t I clean my boots.”

The little squirrel frolicked blissfully through the field of flowers and joy. He wanted some peanuts and there was a peanut stand on the other side of the road. There was a huge semi-truck coming down the road and the little squirrel luckily dodged the eight wheels, making it safely to the other side where he met the beautiful rabbit Glenda working at the peanut stand. He asked for a bag of roasted peanuts and her phone number. Glenda’s cheeks went rosy and she giggled and asked, “What size bag would you like? Small, medium, or large?” He responded, “Well that depends. Will you be sharing with me?” Glenda blushed an even deeper shade as a large, muscular raccoon suddenly came up from behind the little squirrel. “What’s going on here, baby?” “Just selling this little squirrel peanuts,” Glenda replied, not looking directly at the raccoon. “You better get out of here, you little turd,” growled the raccoon, looking the little squirrel dead in the eye. Needless to say, the little squirrel fled, forgetting to even grab his peanuts.

Clock was ticking, time was running out, with much danger at hand it was hard to figure out…the free writing had ended for one, yet for another person had began. You hear Garrett call in “one more minute” your hands cramp up so you stop to stretch your fingers…then you start to wonder why am I even writing about this? class is always so different I can’t even figure out…what am doing here every day I get more lost and annoyed. Day by day wishing that the semester over but everyday seems as it will never end and I will never get a good grade. Why try is the thought…I’m not going to be a failure said the young man, I’m going to be a doctor! With a renewed resolution the young man engaged in obtaining the best education he could and lo and behold he did finish college strong and went on to become what he had always dreamed.

Kyleigh replied on March 14th, 2011:

Haha this story made me laugh! Way to go you guys!

JasonFarrer replied on March 20th, 2011:

Nice. I think you got the feelings of so may of us

It was a bright sunny day, the wind was blowing lightly and the humidity was at 70%, who could ask for anything better than this? so my friends and i jumped in my jeep and we started our trip…down the mississippi river. The adventure started off just swell but then all of a sudden a whirlpool appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the river. We had no choice but to sink into the abyss. As we were swirling into the waters a large fish jumped on board and started…Singing Andrea Bocceli’s “Cuando me enamoro” As he paddled and paddled untill we reached Chateau D’iff where he put us into a cell with view to the ocean were the speedboating worldcup was going on. as we watched the speedboat contest we grab our mt. dews and relaxed to the sweet smell of co2 and burning sensation of the sun on our arms, then i felt this wet feeling on my body as i woke up to my dog licking my face..

Kyleigh replied on March 14th, 2011:

Oh Tyler this story is fantastic!! Who wrote it?? haha

A massive explosion rocked the mountain complex, and air-raid sirens pierced the morning…This massive explosion shook the ground so hard that people from two miles away felt the ground shaking and the people… of the village wept in fear. The little girl looked to her grandmother, laying under a pile of rocks that ripped a hole into the house. “Nona” she whispered the …house is going to come down. The little girl tries to pull the big rocks off her grandmother. Just then the ground begins to tremble and… The Allied bombers snuffed out what was left of the German town. Not many had ever heard of the town, and now no one ever would.

The snow was falling so heavy it was like a white blanket covering the world. You could barely see the road yet the car in front of you which made getting to Clara’s house almost fun. Snowfall makes winter so magical, the hazardous driving conditions often don’t even matter because of the joy it brings. Nothing like sliding in to the car in front of you because the person decided to drive like a moron!! I can’t stand the audacity of that some people have. Such negligence during such a wonderful time of the year can really tick you off, until you take a step back and realize its only life and couldn’t get much better than that. Putting more thought into it the fact that the roads are horrible and going to Clara’s is not the most important thing right now, logical thinking would be to turn the car around hoping that it stays on the road and not to get hit by someone else in doing so is what i’m going to do.

My first attempt at snowboarding was a really bad one. This was back in 2008 at Sundance and as I remembered, my body suffered dearly. I thought it was so easy and believed I could perform like a pro on my first try. I didn’t know what a “double black diamond” was but I decided I wanted to try it anyway.
As the chair-lift slowly continued up the mountain, I realized that the ride wasn’t going to stop for me to get off. I wanted off, but the thought of dropping 30 feet to the snow below. Was more terrifying than the 20 feet cliff scattered on the hill side. After a brutal fall getting off the lift, I managed to strap my board on. I peeped over the steep run with terror. Then I thought,” You only live once. I got this.” Boy was I wrong! Two minutes into my run I wanted to stop but couldn’t figure out how to do it. I noticed I was even going faster and was heading straight for the trees.

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