Learning Stories

Just some character stories from our favourite detective and his companion Rex! Along with the team at Major crimes *** Requests for stories/ideas open, please message or comment ***

Fontaine left her family, the Aronex, and the ocean, to experience the ups and downs of school and make new friends. She now lives with her aunt Amy, and goes to 'Darlington High School'. She should know no-one... right? So why is Finn here?

Come and discover the incredible authors behind the stories, prompts, and achievements you've all seen! In this 'book,' the Olds have taken the time to interview winners of the Olds Awards, Prompt Challenges, and other activities that are worthy of celebration! These authors stand apart from the crowd, and this is the book that celebrates the person behind the achievement!

The Strings/Knoll park of education and learning is just a fun place to take the family out for a day. That is all until the last day, the day before the whole world as it was known is about to end. Will the guests be okay? That remains to be seen. This is part one of a series of stories that all take place on the same day when a disaster strikes.

Down the Rabbit Hole 🐇🕳️ Ever wondered why something exists, how something works, or what the hell happened to make the world this weird? Welcome to Down the Rabbit Hole, a collection of random facts, bizarre stories, fascinating history, strange science, unusual people, animals, places, and everything in between. Every chapter is a new rabbit hole to fall into. You might learn something fascinating. You might discover something completely useless. You might end up Googling it at 2am. Either way, there's always something new to discover. So... what rabbit hole are we falling into today? 🐇

Natalie Brooks already knows exactly what South Korea is like. Or at least she thinks she does. When she's randomly assigned to spend an entire semester there through her school's study abroad program, she's convinced she's heading to a country built on K-pop, K-dramas, and unrealistic expectations. She plans to survive four months, keep her head down, and fly back to Atlanta exactly the same person she was before. That plan falls apart almost immediately. Her host family refuses to let her stay in her comfort zone. Her classmates challenge every assumption she makes. An exchange student from Moldova reminds her that no two people experience the same country the same way. And Kim Yeonjin-a funny, competitive classmate who seems to appear everywhere she goes-forces her to confront a surprising truth: He has just as many misconceptions about her as she has about him. As friendships grow, cultures collide, and Seoul slowly begins to feel less like a destination and more like home, Natalie discovers that understanding a place has nothing to do with stereotypes-and everything to do with the people who call it home. Funny, heartfelt, and full of unforgettable adventures, The Country I Didn't Choose is a coming-of-age story about challenging assumptions, embracing the unexpected, and finding pieces of yourself in places you never planned to go.

"Ginga no Monogatari is a multi-genre epic blending fantasy, romance, and sci-fi. Set against a backdrop of lost galaxies and regal kingdoms, the story explores a unique origin where the past, present, and future coexist. While the universe is vast and filled with supernatural beings like fairies and giants, the drama is anchored at Shadowcrest Academy. This private institution serves as the ultimate melting pot for a massive cast of characters, inviting readers to forge deep bonds-or bitter rivalries-with a new generation of paranormal icons."

used to believe people entered our lives only to leave. Then someone stayed long enough to become a memory before becoming my future. I wrote these pages to remember the days that looked ordinary while they were quietly changing everything.

Curious about The Olds, their approach to writing, and what wise words they may or may not have to share with you? Well, we're so glad you asked! You'll notice our advice differs, and that's because we all bring different perspectives. We're all VERY different, and we think that makes use better! Everyone's approach and journey is different, so that means you may find one of our advice resonates more than another - and that's okay! Note that all images are AI generated and just for fun

Eight strangers. One college. A student union that unknowingly ties their destinies together. College was supposed to be about lectures, assignments, and surviving exams. No one warned them about unexpected friendships, quiet glances across crowded auditoriums, freshers' chaos, late-night conversations, fierce rivalries, or the kind of love that quietly changes who you are. Some will fall in love. Some will lose themselves. Some will finally find the courage to become the person they've always wanted to be. Because sometimes, the people you meet in college don't just become a part of your memories... They become the reason you change. A story of friendship, healing, ambition, laughter, heartbreak, and the unexpected sparks that make college unforgettable.

I fell asleep on a plane to Pittsburgh and woke up in France alone. My name is Sara Pascal. I am thirteen. I am standing alone in the middle of Paris with no money, no phone and four words of French. We have six hours of daylight, and in that time you and I are going to learn enough French to get me home. Off street signs. Shop windows. Menus. A newspaper I did not pay for. Same words, same order, same mistakes - and I get a lot of them wrong, and you get to watch. You're the only friend I have reader. I need your help.

The Art of Loving is not a guidebook, nor a promise of perfect love. It is a collection of moments-where affection begins, falters, breaks, and learns how to soften again. This book is for those who love gently. For those who love imperfectly. For those still learning how to love without losing themselves. The Art of Loving written by: syrynah © All Rights Reserved

Nicholas transferred universities for one reason: to surprise the girl he loved. Instead, he found her kissing another man. He should have walked away and disappeared quietly. That was the plan. But his new dorm is anything but quiet. His obsessive first love is there. And Rebecca, the bright and flirtatious blonde, keeps getting dangerously close. And Emily, the sharp-tongued girl who once hated him, starts seeing the parts of him no one else does. As rumors spread and old wounds reopen, Nicholas tries to stay calm, indifferent, and untouchable. But everyone has a limit. And when the people around him are dragged into the lies, the calm man everyone underestimated finally shows the university why his silence was never weakness. A story about betrayal, toxic rumors, obsessive love, slow-burn romance, and three dangerous women who refuse to let one broken man bleed alone.

Fawn's life is ballet, so when the La Monte brother's dad cuts the funding she is furious and makes sure she tell the brothers how she feels. The younger brother Quinn (aka her enermy and classmate) is intrigued by this side of the sweet Fawn he'd always seen and wants to learn more. When Fawn's bus doesn't turn up that night Quinn takes the opportunity to take her home and somehow get a glimpes into her world. A new friendship between the two starts to form, but life is full of ups and downs. Different social standings could cause complications. Will they let this happen? Or will someone break the status quo?

hehe, it's finally here!! a place where new and regular folks meet me for realsies, feel free to drop by anytime :D (might also include a misc. section, depends on me mood...)

Miu thought she had finally found her forever. After years of loving Jake, she is finally his wife. Seven months into their marriage, life feels almost exactly the way she once dreamed it .. a quiet mornings, silly arguments, family dinners, stolen kisses, and countless ordinary moments with the man she loves. It isn't a perfect life. But it's theirs. And sometimes, ordinary happiness is more than enough. For fourteen chapters, Miu and Jake simply live. They laugh. They fight. They make plans. They talk about tomorrow. Until one day, everything changes. Miu opens her eyes to a world she doesn't recognize. The people surrounding her have aged. Seven years have passed. And Jake is nowhere to be found. Because while Miu was asleep, her mind had given her something reality could no longer provide, a continuation of the life she and Jake were supposed to have. A life where they were still together. A life where tomorrow always came. Now, Miu has to face the truth she never knew she was running from: Jake is gone. And the life she remembers so vividly... was the life they never got. Sometimes, the cruelest thing about waking up is realizing the dream was the only place where the person you loved was still alive.

He was the dust of a thousand forgotten roads-wandering, unnoticed, and used to being left behind by the world. She was the dew-fragile, transient, arriving just before the cold to rest upon everything the earth thought was unworthy of love. They were never meant to stay. They were never promised tomorrow. But some slow things change the entire season just by touching. A slow-burn story of two passing things learning how to shine.

...:«هەموو جیهان لە چاوەکانتدا دەبینم،وەک ئەوەی خودا هەموو جوانیەکانی زەوی لەو دوو چاوانەتا کۆکردبێتەوە و بۆ منیشی کردبێتە نیشتمان»بە هێمنی سەیری چاوی دڵبەرەکەی بەرامبەری دەکرد ...:«گرنگی نایەم کە فەرماندەیەکی هەرە پلە بەرزی ئەم وڵاتەم تەنانەت گەر بە گەمژەترین پیاویش ناوببرێم لام ئاساییە ،ئەوەی گرنە تۆیت تێبگە نامەوێت لەدەستت بیەم»بە چاوە پڕ نیگەرانەکانیەوە دەستە ناسکەکانی گرت ...:«ئەوە تەنها ڕابردویەکی نەفرەتیە و هیچ پەیوەندیەکه بەوەوە نیە ئەو بێتاوانە»کاتێک هاواری کرد و هەموو پەڕاوەکانی سەر مێزەکەی فڕەیا بەو ناوەیا ...«بەڵێن بێت چاوەڕێت بکەم بەبێ کۆتاییی»بە چاوە پڕ لە نەهامەتی و ئازارەکانیەوە سەیری ئاسمانی شەوی دەکرد ئەو پیاوەی لەبەردەم کچەکەدا تەنها "هاوکارێکی سادە و بێدەنگە"، لە ڕاستیدا گەورەترین هێزی وڵات لەژێر پەنجەکانیدا دەجووڵێتەوە. فەرماندەیەک کە ناویشی لە دۆسیە نهێنییەکاندا بە فەرمی نانووسرێت. پەیوەندی نێوان فەرماندەی هێزی ئۆپراسیۆن و کارمەندێکی کچ چی لێدێت کاتێک کە کچەکە دەزانێت ئەو کەسێکی ئاسایی نیە؟ کیم تایهیۆنگ پارک یۆلین بەرواری دەستپێکردن:١/٩/٢٠٢٦ بەرواری کۆتایهاتن:نادیارە مافی بیرۆکەی ئەم چیرۆکە بۆ نوسەر دەگەڕێتەوە بە بردنی بێنرخی خۆت دەسەلمێنیت

(LEHARI x ADITYA) Two families. Two houses separated by a single low wall. One quiet, unspoken truth. Lehari Chowdary believed in grand, cinematic romance the kind found in softcover novels and schoolyard promises. At fifteen, she thought she had found her fairytale in Rohan, the golden boy of her tenth-grade class. But fairytales fade fast, leaving behind a trail of subtle control, broken confidence, and a young girl who forgot how to shine. Aditya Chowdary never believed in grand speeches. To the outside world, he was the quiet, stoic boy next door reserved, serious, and terrifyingly efficient. But behind the closed gates of their ancestral compound, he was the only one who truly saw Lehari: her loud laughter, her fierce heart, and the quiet scars left behind by a love that was meant to protect her, not break her. He watched her love the wrong person. He listened to her heart break. And without asking for a single thing in return, Aditya did what he was born to do he healed something he never broke. As years pass, childhood teasing softens into unspoken glances, shared rainstorms, and a deep, electric comfort that neither of them can name. But with Lehari's eldest sister, Meenu, leaving for her residency in the UK, the safety net of their childhood begins to shift. In the quiet spaces between college lectures, shared tea cups, and late-night verandah talks, two childhood sweethearts are forced to confront the truth they've been avoiding: Some love stories aren't written in loud promises. They are built in the silence between two hearts that were always meant to be one.