Show and Tell: Short Stories, #12

By Mike DeFrench

A kindergarten teacher has show and tell day earlier on in the school year.
It goes down the alphabet, so the first day (today) is "A"
A boy brings in an empty box, saying that he brought an "alien" to school.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mike DeFrench
• Release date: Sep 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215973004

Mike DeFrench

Mike DeFrench is a horror, fantasy, and science fiction writer from Indianapolis, Indiana. You can follow him on social media @defrenchwriter. Or go to defrenchwriter.com. To read the stories as they come out, and to stay up to date on any news, subscribe at defrenchwriter.substack.com

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Show and Tell

Short Stories, Volume 12

Mike DeFrench

Published by Mike DeFrench, 2022.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

SHOW AND TELL

First edition. September 21, 2022.

Copyright © 2022 Mike DeFrench.

ISBN: 979-8215973004

Written by Mike DeFrench.

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Show and Tell

As the kindergarten teacher at Hillview Elementary, Pamela Burns always looked forward to the first show and tell day of the year. Later in the year would be colors or alphabet show and tell, when she would assign each student a color or a letter and they would show an item that corresponded with it.

But the first show and tell was always ‘something that you got over the summer vacation.’ It was a good chance for them to get creative. And Pam believed