Harrisburdick Stories

Ryder couldn't live without Rowan. So when she mysteriously disappeared one day, he sets off on an exciting journey to find her.

Short story based off of the picture, Captain Tory, from the Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Charles has always wondered what his father did on these so called business trips. When Charles is finally invited to come with his father on one he discovers the secret life that his father has been living all these years. But in the end, he wishes he was never invited...

There is an old legend about a mysterious railroad track that leads to nowhere. When Jack's grandparents go missing, he knows the answers will be found there. (This is an interpretation of one of Harris Burdick's illustrations.)

This is a Harris Burdick story. If you don't know who Harris Burdick is I highly recommend you Google him. In the meantime, this is my version of Another Place Another Time. Enjoy!

Some of you may not have heard of it, but this is a story based off a picture in "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick"

"She lowered the knife and it grew brighter." Based off of Harris Burdicks, "Just Desert: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick" This was originally a writing project to my honors ELA class, and I was finally proud of it, so I decided to post it on here. Enjoy! !!!DISCLAIMER!!! This isn't actually real! It's just for fun, and a mash of time lines and stories? History? I think. A little bit might be true, the part about the Salem witch trials in the epilogue, but that's about it.

He had warned her about the book Now it's too late Yumiko Linden, a girl in a normal life with good friends and great parents but what happens when she gets too ahead of herself and finds her inside of a book with no way out. Will she stay trapped forever or will she push herself to get out and get back to her 'normal' life? This was a narritive I was writing for school but i wanna extend it so here is a whole wattpad story about it.

Harris Burdick prompt writing for creative writing, gay people, fairies and love

So this is a very small, little story that I have written in my free time. This is my first story, so it will most likely be crappy. Anyways here is a little summary on what its about. So one day Lily (the main character) is forced to move to England with her small family. There she finds out some secrets about her towns library. As the curious person she is, she decides to go deeper into the secrets of the library. Read this book and join the adventure to find out what happens to Lily in her new life. What will happen? I don't know because you have to read it first silly!

Bethany hates books. She hates school. She hates her life in general. Her father is gone, homework is killing her, and Ms. Thompson seems to hate her. But when she finds a special book in an unusual library, it turns her life upside-down. Soon, she is faced with another problem that uproots and destroys everything that she's been wanting. New chapters every Sunday.

In school, we were supposed to write a story based on one of Harris Burdick's pictures and the sentences that go with them. I chose, "Missing In Venice," which is the picture of the cover. The line is, "Even with her mighty engines in reverse, the ocean liner was pulled further and further into the canal." I didn't use this exact line, but the idea was the same. Many years ago, a children's book editor named Peter Wendler met a man named Harris Burdick, who gave him 14 pictures with intriguing captions. Burdick promised to return with the stories behind those illustrations and captions. But the next day, no one came. And for more than 30 years, writers and readers puzzled over this mystery.

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is a 1984 picture book by the American author Chris Van Allsburg. It consists of a series of images and quotes for unfinished stories, created by Harris Burdick. A man who has mysteriously disappeared. "The Third Floor Bedroom" was one of his many unfinished stories, so this is my version of this story! Disclaimer: I don't own the image, the quote, the music, or the story prompt. That all belongs to Harris. I only own the story and characters. Enjoy! (Note: This is my first Wattpad story! I actually wrote this story a long time ago, so I have everything pre-made. Hope you enjoy, thanks!)

13 year old Evangeline Perell goes to the library like any other day. But when a mysterious book from a hidden room gets taken home... Evangeline finds herself in a strange world. There she meets two odd - yet familiar - girls. Evangeline will discover new things about many people, but, most importantly, herself.

This is a story of fear and misunderstanding as Jeremy Whitlaw and ex-journalist fumbles through what remains of his life. When an extraordinary fear of the dark emerges from a traumatic experience on the eleventh of September 2001. He is forced from his job and is places in a home. All he has to live for are the creatures that awaken in the night.

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is a 1984 picture book by the American author, Chris Van Allsburg consisting of a series of seemingly unrelated, highly detailed images in Van Allsburg's distinctive style. This is a short story using one of those images along with the title and caption that was given. Enjoy!

This story is based off of a picture (the cover is the picture) by Harris Burdick. I created this story in my Language Arts class as an assignment. This is my first story that I'm posting publicly, so bear that in mind. I've said too much. Read on in Another Place, Another Time.

Based off of the story of Harris Burdick. Left pictures with a title for the story and caption at an office. Was supposed to bring in the stories in the next day, and was never seen nor heard from again. This is based off of his picture, A Strange Day in July.

A short story based on the Harris Burdick picture titled "Just Desert" Claire and Emma are twin sisters. What will happen when something mysterious happens to Emma?

Maddie doesn't know what to do with her life now that Eden is gone. She can't help but believe what happened is her fault. As Maddie retells what happened the summer Eden left town, it is skeptical weather or not she is telling the truth. It's up to the reader weather they want to believe Maddie's unfortunate story.

"Elaine?" My mother's loud voice called to me, jarring me awake. I opened my eyes to the huge text of the book. I-as usual-fell asleep reading last night. I ran downstairs, still in my pajamas. -- A version of Mr. Lindens Library, one of Harris Burdicks mysterious photo/story. This submission was originally used for a school writing challenge. I decided to publish it on here as well.