The Scariest Dream by Connor Streetman
- Little Thoughts Press
- Jul 1
- 2 min read
Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure is an appreciation of artwork and the poetry and stories a work of art can inspire. We're excited to feature stories and poetry by young writers who submitted their work for this theme.
Thank you to Connor Streetman for sharing his story, "The Scariest Dream," which was inspired by the illustration, The Bone Witch by Jessie Lehson.
In the middle of the forest there was a house made out of animal bones! There lived an old lady. Outside for some reason she had a dead rat tied to a string. The old lady came out with a wooden stick but this was unexpected because it was the middle of the night, but she came outside to look for more animal bones because the bone house wasn't finished yet. But she also had a bone of an animal's head. But she needed more than one bone to finish the bone house. She needed a lot more bones, but she encountered another human.
The old lady said, “Who are you?”
The mysterious person responded, “I am a hunter.”
The old lady was a wise old lady. She responded, “No you’re not.” Then out of nowhere the hunter ran into the deep dark woods, but the old lady wanted to find out who he really was so badly that she followed him. So the old lady went into the woods and she looked for him but she couldn’t find him.
She called out, “Where are you!” The hunter didn't come now, but the old lady was desperate to find him.
She yelled again but this time even louder, “Where are you!” Now her voice hurt, so she went deeper into the woods. She found him and they went back to the bone house to get warm and eat.
Conor Streetman is 9 years old and currently in 3rd grade. He loves to read, write, sleep, and play games. The places he would like to go in the future are Japan or Hawaii. He likes football and basketball.
Our Ekphrasis Adventure issue is about using visual art as inspiration for poetry and storytelling.
Can you tell us about what stood out to you in the illustration you chose to write about? What in the image sparked the idea for your story?
I chose the picture because it gave me inspiration for my story.
Do you have a favorite artist, or a picture book, comic, or graphic novel that you love and want to shout out?
My favorite book author probably has to be Jeff Kinney for his Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.
What is your favorite topic to study in school?
My favorite topic is probably science. Even though we barely do it, it is still fun to learn how things happen and the cause of it.
What is the most interesting thing you recently learned?
I think it has to be the D.B. Cooper mystery.
What book are you currently reading or read most recently? Would you recommend this book to other readers?
I would recommend this book to others and it is called The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn.
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