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Ksenia Anske

June 24, 2015

GRANDMA'S REVENGE, a short story by Peter Ustyugov & Ksenia Anske

by Ksenia Anske


Illustration by Zaczarowana Walizka

Illustration by Zaczarowana Walizka

Illustration by Zaczarowana Walizka

Illustration by Zaczarowana Walizka

Well, it happened again. Peter wrote another story. Actually, we wrote it together (see if you can spot the places that are mine), but it was him about 70%, I'd say. Maybe 73.65%. Yeah, that sounds about right. Anyway, we were eating lunch. Russian shchi! So we started talking about soup, and he came up with this idea about a boy who has to eat soup but doesn't eat soup, and his grandma gets angry at him for not eating soup. Then it got really weird, and he was excited to write it down.

"But you said you don't want to be a writer?" I teased him.
"Oh, it's not writing. This is just for fun," he said.
"Okay, I see. That's what it should always be, you know? Writing is fun."
"Come on, mom. Let's do it!"

So we did. Here is the result.

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TAGS: flash fiction, short story, Peter Ustyugov, Grandma's Revenge, funny


June 12, 2015

SKY, a short story by Peter Ustyugov (completed)

by Ksenia Anske


You have asked me to post the rest of my son's story, so here it is. He has dutifully typed it up, while moaning, "This is taking forever! Mom, can you type for me? Please?" And every time I told him that you guys loved his story, he told me, "I don't want to be a writer. Nope!" I will continue trying to convince him of his talent. In the meantime, enjoy.

(Oh, and I finished editing the last draft of The Badlings! It's here, and more blog posts are coming about it and other exciting stuff. Just taking a breather today and tomorrow. XOXO)

SKY

A short story by Peter Ustyugov

The child’s parent’s nailed the door shut. In their hands were gleaming daggers of ebony with a hint of red on them. There were shouts and orders heard outside. A raven’s call once in a while. The child was scared.

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TAGS: Peter Ustyugov, flash fiction, short story, fiction


June 8, 2015

My 12-year-old son wrote a story called SKY

by Ksenia Anske


My son handed me a notebook and said, "I wrote a story. Can you tell me what you think?" Then he quickly disappeared into his room. I was puzzled, intrigued. Then I started reading it and I began smiling, then beaming, then laughing. Right off the start plenty of mystery, fantasy, bloody and gore. "That's my son all right," I thought and threw up the picture of the first paragraph online. A bunch of you asked to read the whole thing (9 whole pages!) so I photographed it and here it is. 

May I present to you...

SKY

A short story by Peter Ustyugov

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TAGS: short story, flash fiction, Peter Ustyugov, young author