Five-year-old Cable gave his mom Jen this story for Mother’s Day this year. And now we are lucky enough to get to publish it.
Five Mice
Five mice tied my [shoe] then
they ran to [the] next
person then he gave
[them] some pie.
Cable Pelto is five years old. When he’s not writing stories, he can be found collecting bones and designing video game levels in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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Book by February 20th!
In its third year, The March Micro Marathon will be, as usual, a prompt-a-day whirlwind for 24 days. You’ll exchange drafts of micro fiction, non-fiction, and prose poetry in small groups and gather for a series of online events (all recorded for participants unable to attend live). We’ll finish with 3 competitions, and participants who are not already in SmokeLong Fitness will be invited to workshop with SmokeLong Fitness until the end of April!