Diary of a Haunting

Calling all teen writers! Create the fictional diary of Ruth Eleanor Whitmore, a 13-year-old orphan who moved into her great aunt's haunted house during the 1919 flu pandemic.

Step into the eerie world of Ruth Eleanor Whitmore, a 13-year-old orphan sent to live in her great aunt’s crumbling old house over 100 years ago. In this collaborative storytelling program, you’ll write the pages of Ruth’s diary—imagining her thoughts, fears, and the strange events she might witness. Are there whispers behind closed doors? Flickering lights in the attic? A presence that watches when no one else is around? You decide what Ruth experiences and what secrets her diary reveals. No writing experience needed—just creativity, teamwork, and a taste for the uncanny.

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