Penny Dreadfuls 2025
Here is this year’s batch of Penny Dreadfuls. The students were writing historical fiction set in the Victorian Era. More coming soon if I ever receive the covers 😉
Creative Writing
2: The Escape
Prologue Stellar the Blobwob slowly inched into the “genetic manipulation” section of the genetics laboratory. The genetics lab was where Stellar worked. She was interested in all the new technologies she was innovating, and introducing them to her daughter and soon-to-be-born child. Stellar sighed happily at the thought of having a young Blobwob nearby again. … Read more
Penny Dreadfuls: Character Creation
Another cohort of my students are preparing to complete the Penny Dreadfuls historical fiction writing project (here are examples from last year’s project). The purpose of this page is to provide a space where students can share their developing characters via the comments section below…
Cool Si Fi
He lifted himself up from the pile of corpses and said:”I guess it’s just you and me now……” My bodied shivered like hell, in front of me was the worldwide infamous assassin Neil Borgenbom, and me?I’m just a regular worker from the secret military base of The United States.How will I ever stop him? Behind … Read more
My Trip to Hyrule
Last weekend, I got to visit the land of Hyrule. It was awesome, but also kinda dangerous. Below is my whole journey for the weekend. Kakariko Village First, I went to Kakariko village, where everyone wears Sheikah clothes. There were Cuccos everywhere, which is an interesting name for chicken, and I learned not to hit … Read more
The Arrival
How? That is my one question as I stare towards the wall in my room. How did I come here? Yesterday I woke up in this room, and so far, nobody has even came to see me. The room has a bed, a bookshelf, a table, and a door, but no windows. I hear machines … Read more
YouAreAnIdiot !
YouAreAnIdiot is a trojan horse created around 2002 for Microsoft Windows. It existed on a website (That I won’t name for obvious safety reasons). When downloaded, the trojan showed a gif/flash animation with a voice singing “You are an idiot hahahah!” and opened mutiple windows with the same gif using a JavaScript function called procreate. … Read more
Celebrating Student Authors
We have been lucky enough to have two successful student authors share their work on Mushroom. The two books below were winners in a school book writing competition. Read The Apocalypse here 🙂 Read A Rip in Mythology: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5
Introducing: The Paths Will Meet Book 2
This book, unlike the first book, will be science fiction. Set in a different (fictional)system in the same galaxy as us. There are three main types of aliens living there: Blobwobs. Generally kind and caring. They shape-shift easily, and are always slightly translucent and wet-looking. They have unique patterns on their cheeks. (I’ll let Monty … Read more
En été-Chapter 1
©Leo Muzhen Li This divorce between man and his life, the actor and his setting, is properly the feeling of absurdity. … Read more
Washing Princess Terrett’s Princesssmobile
“So, I need to wash Princess Terrett’s mobile phone?” Lemon asked uncertainly. “No, you need to wash her car,” Froggy corrected. “It’s pronounced mo-bil, like the Batmobile or something.” ”Just wash her car.” Nightshade added. “This one is really tame. Just use a garden hose and some special soap. Simple.” Lemon felt a little less … Read more
Cutting Princess Terrett’s Toenails
“This one’s relatively tame,” commented Nightshade. “All you have to do is cut her toenails, Lemon. Simple.” Lemon groaned. “Have you seen Princess Terrett’s toenails? They have about thirty years of grime and muck stuck under them AND they’re about six inches long. And all fragile and yellow and cracked. It’s a method of torture!” … Read more