LACONIA — It’s not every day a 15-year-old has their writing published, but at Laconia High School, a 10th grader with writing aspirations is already on the right track, with his work appearing in the U.S. Voices Annual Showcase organized by the Young Writers program.

Nolan Spears is the author of a short story called “The Creature of the Dark,” which will be included in a publication featuring writers around the country scheduled to come out next spring. Young Writers is an organization based in the United Kingdom and founded by Ian Walton, whose staff strive to have poets and writers of all ages be able to display their work.

Spears' story revolves around a group of children who are meandering through a hiking trail in the western United States called Edward’s Walk, where hikers are kn

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