Storymakers: It's Simply Complicated

Storymakers: It's Simply Complicated

By Daniel
Sixth Grade
Island View Elementary
Anacortes, WA

I do not try to be complicated. I just am. My dog does not try to be complicated and he is not. My sister tries to be complicated. And she succeeds. In my opinion, complicated people are people that make easy things hard. For example, if I ask my sister to pass the fork, and she says that I have never passed her the fork, and then refuses to do it, she is complicated.Why are people complicated? It may be that some people have big brains. Because they have so many thoughts going through their head, they make the easiest things hard. Or, it may be because people like to make everything dramatic, so they bring attention to themselves, which makes working or playing with them complicated. Some people are just plain stubborn, which can make getting the easiest things done complicated.

My Mom says I am complicated because I am picky. I do not like onions or mushrooms. She does, and puts them in all our food. It could be that my mom is complicated.

I agree that I can be complicated and I think it is because I have a big brain. I just think a lot. I am pretty sure my sister is just trying to be stubborn. My dog, Picasso, does not have a big brain. He is not stubborn and does not seem to like drama. He just wants a cookie.

Storymakers: A Creative Challenge for Young Writers, is a program inviting students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades living in Washington State and British Columbia, Canada, to submit their own original creative writing pieces.