100 Word Stories

Rochelle Wiseoff hosts a regular event called Friday Fictioneers. She posts a weekly photo and participants are asked to write a complete story in 100 words or less; a story that is inspired by viewing the photo. With my permission, my blogging friend Cheryl from Traces of the Soul sent Rochelle a photo of some toys I found buried in our Greenbelt restoration site. Rochelle used the photo for her June 2 prompt.

It has been fun and interesting to read the stories that emerged. At this point 70 people have participated. If you are interested in reading some of them go to http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=716926.

Thank you Rochelle and Cheryl for giving me the opportunity to have this experience.

Waiting…..

I don’t like waiting. If something is wrong, I want to fix it NOW! If I have an idea, I want to create it NOW. I don’t even like to wait in lines. The reality of course is that everything in my life is not under my control. Learning to let go and let things unfold in their own time is a lesson I am likely to be working on my entire life. Continue reading “Waiting…..” →

“MOM!”

I frequently think of an incident that happened when I was teaching my daughter to drive. It was one of those, “I can’t believe that came out of my mouth” moments. Continue reading ““MOM!”” →

Reflection: What Would/Should I Do?

Oliana from Traces of the Soul has started offering a weekly writing prompt. This week’s prompt Silent witnesses – Bystanders asked:

“What are your thoughts about bystanders who get involved, those who watch and for various reasons do not help, speak out or get help? Write a poem, a story (fiction or true) about a situation related to a bystander or witness of some form of offensive behaviour.”

When I read Oliana’s prompt last night, my mind went immediately to December of last year. My children and I were in India when we received a phone call Continue reading “Reflection: What Would/Should I Do?” →