The Knife

A tale of terror written by a 9 year old boy and then revised nearly 30 years later: Yes, this is a short story I wrote as a child and recently cleaned up for your reading enjoyment. A nameless woman goes for a stroll in the woods only to encounter an unexplained and terrifying phenomenon.
The reader is also taken behind the scenes where that small boy seeks inspiration for his work.
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Review by: Nathan Henrion on April 09, 2010:
Haha, its cool to recall the stories we made as kids.
The weird part of this short piece is how the writer came up with it at the age of 9. As a parent myself of two crazy boys, my response would have been "Get That Kid Some Therapy!"
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"...this could've been a scene straight from Evil Dead 2..." Comment from David Lovato"
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"I particularly like your description of the leaves trying to warn the woman. Of course she plunges on heedless, unable to interpret their warning. After all, what do dry leaves know anyway?" Comment by Jeremy Crabb