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I am a middle school student that writes for a Tallahassee newspaper. I built this site so that you can read all my past articles and…

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User:	Nathan Morse
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Here are five clever ways to annoy your older siblings

If you are looking to have some fun this summer, and you have an older brother or sister, you have to read on. Here are the five top ways to annoy your older sibling. Number five on our countdown is simple – draw a caricature of them: Take one feature on their head and focus on that. For instance,… Read more

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Latest Article Ask family members, locals about springs locations Recently, my family and I went on a small vacation to a little spring on a river here in Florida. In this area, the most well-known place like this is Wakulla Springs. Where I went to, only the locals know about it. We heard about it… Read more

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You can also email me at nmorse@akidscolumn.com, but I would prefer for you to fill out the feedback form if possible. New: See any mistakes? Please tell me by emailing mistakes@akidscolumn.com or fill out the form above with "Mistake(s)" as the subject. New: Have suggestions for my website… Read more

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Tallahassee.com My column and website were made possible by the Tallahassee Democrat's Eastside Chronicle. Note: this link goes to the Eastside Chronicle section of tallahassee.com.… Read more

Nathan's back in school

Last Monday night, Buck Lake Elementary had its annual open house. Normally, it's two weeks after school begins, but this year, it was one week into the school year. When I got to open house, it was about 5:30, and we were lucky to get a parking space. My teacher, Ms. Sullivan , greeted us at… Read more

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Scouts spend night on USS Alabama in Mobile

Last week, I went to Mobile, Ala., to tour and sleep in the USS Alabama, a battleship from World War II. It was a Cub Scout activity, and all the other Webelos (fourth- and fifth-graders) in the pack went. It was a four-hour drive from Tallahassee. After a couple of rest stops, a quick trip to Wendy… Read more

Unicycling is getting a little easier

In the last issue of the Chronicle, I wrote about how I got a unicycle and how it is very hard to ride. I'm happy to say that I can now ride it with ease and it is very fun. I thought it would take a lot longer to learn how to ride it. As I said last time, at first I assumed it would be really easy… Read more

What would a celebrity president do?

I wonder what celebrities would do if they were President of the U. S. Let's take Dr. Seuss for example. He would probably rewrite the Constitution but with poetic phrases and interesting creatures, such as "We the people, and our fellow meeple, in order to form a more perfect runion…" Any… Read more

About Me

About Me I have been writing this column ever since December of 2006, when I was in fourth grade. Since then, I have written more than 75 articles. I am a rising seventh grader in Tallahassee, FL. I can be described as versatile, the ability to do many things well. I built this site with very little… Read more

Brogan offers real body experience for learning

Humans are among the most complex creatures in the world. The world's smartest scientists don't even know everything there is to know about the body. Even so, they've created an exhibit where visitors can explore the human body simply by going to the Mary Brogan Museum. The Our Body: The Universe… Read more

Nathan's east coast adventure blasts off

The shuttle Endeavour lifted off Wednesday, Aug. 8, and I saw it in person. I stayed in a hotel in Palm Coast starting Monday night. On Tuesday my family and I swam in the Atlantic Ocean and saw landmarks plus state and national parks. One park had a sugar mill, which happened to be the biggest sugar… Read more

Nathan reaches 50 [articles], shows no signs of letting up

Just recently, I wrote my 50th article for the Eastside Chronicl e. That means I have been writing a column for the past two years. You're all probably wondering how I got started. It's actually kind of simple. I got started when a lady I know named Gail Schaper mentioned something to me about writing… Read more

Remote Little St. George is ideal for field trip

One of my favorite field trips I've gone on was to Little St. George Island. It was with a small group called the Outdoor Club of Swift Creek Middle School. We went in vans to Apalachicola, and drove over to a building for the Apalachicola National Reserve. An educator for the reserve told us a little… Read more

Science Expo at the Challenger Center

Recently, I went with my dad to the Challenger Center for a science exposition. Most schools in the Leon County Schools system had some classes do a science project. A select group of students from each school got to display their backboard that showed everything about their experiment at the Challenger… Read more

A young writer lets his imagination run free for the holidays…

I sat down one day and said out loud, "I wonder what an ant would think of a Christmas tree." A couple of people laughed, but I didn't. I started thinking about this. What would an ant think of a Christmas tree? If I were an ant crawling under a Christmas tree, I would probably try to… Read more

Atlanta's High Museum offers unique exhibit

Approximately 10 of the most famous warriors in the world have been in the U.S. since May. The only thing is, they're not alive. They never have been alive, because they are clay models of soldiers. The Terracotta army is currently visiting Atlanta's High Museum of Art. Around 250 B.C.E., the current… Read more

Riding on the Santa Fe Lake

In the last article I wrote, I mentioned that I went to my Grandma's house. Two weeks later I went to my other grandparents' house, mainly to ride on their boat. My grandma and grandpa live in Gainesville, and so we drove over to the Santa Fe Lake, a huge lake in eastern Alachua County. We set my… Read more

Nathan goes to the Marine lab

On the second day of October, my class and another class went on a field trip to the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab in Panacea. First, we split into two groups; each class was its own group. My class went to the touch-tanks room first. The guide, Mr. Tom , told us how to pick up crabs and how not to get… Read more

Ferris wheel offers great views

Just recently, the fair was in town. It attracted lots of people, including me. For some reason, my family has never gotten around to going there, so this year was a first. There was a huge Ferris wheel in the back, so that’s what we went on first. It went so high that you could see for miles – and… Read more

Young artist hones his craft

"What is your favorite subject in school?" I am asked. Most likely I will reply either writing or art. It's obvious that I like writing because here I am in the newspaper! But art is another story. I don't just like art because it's fun. I like art because it expresses myself. Most of the… Read more

Weird spam message has this columnist stumped

Everyone who has an e-mail account knows about spam mails. They're sent from people who want to put viruses on your computer, or do something else bad. Recently, I got a spam message that was so strange I am still wondering what it's all about. It was all in Russian. I copied it into Google Translate… Read more

5 Browns delight fourth-grader

My family and 1 went to see the 5 Browns perform at the Ruby Diamond Auditorium a couple of Thursdays ago. The 5 Browns are five siblings (two boys and three girls) who play pianos at concerts. They each started playing the piano at age 3. Even though there are only five of them, they have 10 pianos… Read more

Nathan reports from the alley

Throughout the summer I do activities with the Cub Scouts. Some time in June I went bowling. It was the first time I've gone in a while. We all got organized into different lanes by age. Family members who were not involved with Cub Scouts also bowled at one lane. Some of the younger siblings got… Read more