Thread: Espionage and other such bits and remnants of a childs mind...

My oldest wrote a short story that I wish to share with everyone here.
Enjoy:

Did I mention that he is eight years of age?

Pretty cool. Maybe the next Ian Fleming.

Something about it reminds me of the psychological simulation/test they have the kids play in Ender's Game. Pretty darned good for an eight-year old!

i think we may have the makings of another Matt Helm(Dean Martin) or another James Bond(Sean Connery)...either way, he is a pretty smart young man. i would be very proud of him.

Lovely. I hope he sticks with it. I can already see an extremely complex map in his imagination, peeking out from behind the limitations of a young child's language. Though he is already doing quite well for his age.

May his linguistic adventures continue for many moons to come!

MistressNomad,

By all means...Don't discouage him. Let those creative juices keep flowing.

A suggestion...Buy your son a composition book or two. These can be found in any stationary supply or university book store--even online at Amazon.com. They are filled with blank pages. He can use the composition book as a journal or diary to record his random thoughts as well as creative pieces like the one you shared with us. Who knows? Perhaps one day he will be in a creative writing course in college and take one of his earlier thoughts, ideas from his journal and transform them into a short story or a novel.

Take care...

Ha ha, not my son, but a very good idea you have! I always carry a notebook. Sometimes it goes untouched for a while, but all of sudden I get hit with an idea and it's right there.

Very good, indeed! You gotta love the imaginations of kids.

Does he read a lot of adventure books? One book I really liked as a kid was "Boy's Life" by Robert McCammon. It's an adventure/coming-of-age/mystery story your son might enjoy. I think it's usually read in middle school, but something tells me he can handle it.

Keep up the good work!

Originally Posted by BingoBango

Very good, indeed! You gotta love the imaginations of kids.

Does he read a lot of adventure books? One book I really liked as a kid was "Boy's Life" by Robert McCammon. It's an adventure/coming-of-age/mystery story your son might enjoy. I think it's usually read in middle school, but something tells me he can handle it.

Keep up the good work!

He devours the Harry Potter books. Takes him a couple of days to finish one then he starts all over again.
I got him Jules Verne's 20,000 leagues under the sea but I think that was just a little much for him at this point.