Don't Look at the Moon: A Short Story (Audio Only)

"Don't Look at the Moon" is a short story about a young man who receives a nationwide text in the middle of the night simply saying, "DO NOT LOOK AT THE MOON." Follow along as his whole world begins to unravel and he quickly learns that no one can be trusted.

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In 2018, my Freshman students were about a week ahead of the rest of the teachers so I threw in a quick one-week creative writing unit while we waited for the rest of the classes to catch up. I gave them an engaging prompt I found off the Internet and dished out some tips and pointers before having them go off and write their own story. The unit went so well that I decided to jump in and write my own since that's what I pretend to consider myself -- a writer. They enjoyed my story so much that they were telling me to turn it into a movie or a book, so instead, I just decided to publish it here. That's it. That's the origin of this short story. It's a piece of fiction geared towards younger adults. I'm proud of how it came out. I hope you enjoy it as much as they did.