By Gabe Garnett and Shane Cepalia – Staff Reporters 

Senior Ruby Garnett wrote two short stories for her Advanced Creative Writing class taught by Mr. Healy. Five students took on the challenge of writing a poem or a short story. Ruby wrote two stories called “Shotgun Rider” and “Between the Couch Cushions.” Staff Reporters Gabe Garnett and Shane Cepalia interviewed Ruby Garnett on her stories.  

Gabe Garnett/Shane Cepalia: Which story was more fun to write and why? 

Ruby Garnett: I loved writing “Between The Couch Cushions” because it was more creative when it came to writing for me and it makes the reader think more while reading.

GG/SC: If you could turn one of your stories into a full book/movie, which one would you pick and why? 

RG: If I could turn one into a movie/book I would do “Between The Couch Cushions” because it would be much longer and I could write off of it more.

GG/SC: Were either of these stories based on a real event that happened to you? 

RG: Yes, “Shotgun Rider” was. I wrote half of it off of a real event then some of the story is made up. 

GG/SC:  How long did it take you to write both of these stories? 

RG: It took a long time to write between drafting, conferencing, peer reviews, and revising, but I had a lot of fun writing these stories.

GG/SC: Would you recommend the class to others if they wanna get into writing stories? 

RG: I would 100% recommend the class to others especially if you like to write and read.