My First Story

I can only vaguely remember the first proper story that I ever wrote. I was either in kindergarten or first grade, and the story itself was rather more violent than was probably appropriate for a child of that age. I believe it involved space pirates, grenades, and a great deal of poorly described violence and explosions.

Regardless of whether or not that story was good (and I suspect it was, even for a child, not particularly well written), what I remember most clearly is how my parents reac...