I feel your pain. I seemed to misinterpret class assignments quite a bit. Who knew taking words at face value could cost you time and points? Unfortunately, it taught me that not working as hard tended to yield better grades. Or, it would yield the same grade, but I would be less disappointed because I hadn't put that much effort in. Ah, the lessons you learn in school.
Also, I'd be very frightened to go back and read some of the fiction I wrote when I was younger. Especially the really early stuff from 2nd or 3rd grade...
That's what we get for not coloring inside the lines.
As for earlier stuff, I remember a few comic-space-opera-type stories that I wrote back in fifth grade, but I don't actually have any copies of them. I wrote a series that followed Captain Robert Quentin Space. Humanity had discovered an additive that allowed humans to survive in space with half of the usual oxygen, but unfortunately, a side-effect was that it made you clumsy.
Featured some dangers like a giant planet on a collision course with earth that turned out to be inflatable. Also a black hole that followed cartoon rules more than actual laws of physics.
Also, I'd be very frightened to go back and read some of the fiction I wrote when I was younger. Especially the really early stuff from 2nd or 3rd grade...
As for earlier stuff, I remember a few comic-space-opera-type stories that I wrote back in fifth grade, but I don't actually have any copies of them. I wrote a series that followed Captain Robert Quentin Space. Humanity had discovered an additive that allowed humans to survive in space with half of the usual oxygen, but unfortunately, a side-effect was that it made you clumsy.
Featured some dangers like a giant planet on a collision course with earth that turned out to be inflatable. Also a black hole that followed cartoon rules more than actual laws of physics.