Today, my teacher read my story about a haunted house for a class assignment. She liked it very much and turned it in to the office to be sent into a state writing competition. An hour later, I was called to the office where the guidance counselor called my work "disturbing" and said I "need help". FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was reading my students' Halloween stories I made them write for my creative writing class in high school. One of my students wrote about attacking me. She got my street address perfect and everything. FML
Today, I had my teacher look over my essay before turning it in. He said it was extremely well-written, so I handed it in. When I got it back, the feedback he left said it was one of the worst essays he'd ever read. FML
Today, I turned in an essay after staying up late to work on it. I was away when the teacher assigned it, so I'd asked my friend what the subject was. It transpires that she'd given me the wrong one, all because she was mad at me for not returning her pencil. FML
Today, I turned in an overdue English assignment at college. My instructor accused me of plagiarism, writing that my sentence structure was "TO" good. Seriously? FML
Today, my new creative writing teacher informed the class that we should consult him before writing anything "dark or disturbing." I only took the class because my therapist recommended that I join the class so I could freely express my darker thoughts without her help or a fear of being judged. FML
Today, the feedback my teacher wrote on my English assignment was so horrible that it took me half an hour and help from both my parents to decipher it. It turned out to be a scathing criticism of my "poor communication skills". I hate my teachers. FML
Today, one of my classmates got bullied and the whole class got to wrote 2000 words about that. FML
Today, my teacher gave me a 0% on my personal narrative in my writing class. His only comment on the whole paper was, "Too long, didn't read." FML
Today, I got feedback on an essay I wrote, by my mum who is also a teacher. She said it was 'worse than most of her pupils'. She teaches 10-year-olds. I'm a 20-year-old student at university. FML
Today, I turned in an essay about a book I'd read over the summer. My teacher later called me to her desk and began to gush about how interesting the book sounded and asked to borrow my copy. The book I wrote about isn't real, and the main characters are named after my childhood pets. FML
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littlemonster94 15
Consider that validation that you indeed wrote a good horror story. Props to you, oh demented one!
HowieDoIt 21
I would exorcise your right to publication, otherwise this ghoul is in trouble
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Comments (77)
sofiery 9
I had the same thing happen to me once, except it was a different story, and they thought I was suicidal (which I wasn't.) Good luck with the competition! Some people just don't seem to get that although your characters/story may be dark, depressed or maybe even on drugs, it doesn't mean that you are! Imagination has no bounds, it doesn't make you sick in the head because you wrote a massive psychological piece from the viewpoint of a killer, it doesn't reflect your personality in anyway. Good luck!
kittycat2007 18
Edited it. edit it again and finally edited it once more. Now go submit it to amazon and laugh as the cash rolls in. Never stop writing op.
RaulGarcia30 10
Edgar Allen Poe wasn't nice with his stories with rainbows, and dragons, and unicorns. You're on the right track bro
Hevnoraak 1
I feel for you. Same thing happened to me back in 3rd grade.
TheyCallMeDamien 18
See about turning it into a script to make some real money.
fksfsdhfsdfh 26
I think that somebody didnt know that the writing prompt was a haunted house!
Bebbo_fml 21
Well someone needs to give kids a reality check as there is a high percentage of graduating students being unemployed or underemployed.
WWstar 9
OMG! sound's like he's jealous.
rozsrredd 16
And teachers wonder why students aren't willing to take risks in their writing.
outoftown 27
Sound like the guidance counselor gave you an idea for your next story ;)