Flash Fiction Foray #14 – Come On England!

Yup yup, it’s FFF time again!

This week The Book Blogger, Matt, has the cricket in mind and has given us Come On England by the Barmy Army.

Check it out here!

Well, here is my offering this week.. Loosely based on reality. My brother was a player for Warwickshire when he was younger, we’re Indian, cricket runs in our blood, apparently, but still I had/have no interest in the game…!  Unless it’s a gripping last few overs!

I buried my head into my book as deep as I could. It was a great storyline, and as I was gripped by curiosity, time and again, the roar from my family would drag me back to reality.

Yup, I was the sole non-cricket supporter, in a full on Barmy Army family. No match missed… And if England were playing, there was no hope. 

I couldn’t even slip to my room… My father insisted we sit as a family to support our nation.

But secretly, the lure of those last few balls, even got me hooked!   

Come On England!!!!!

Howzat!!!!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Allergic To O Challenge

Allergic to O  challenge… Kinda like the original E one…
Sophie of Sophie Speaks Up, just tweaked Adil’s original challenge, this time, a paragraph with no O! 😮

Ok, Here goes!

Fairy Fan

Ethereal, fairy-like beauty shining, she stepped in the bar. All heads spun, eyed glued…tell us where you live, pretty thing?
She glanced at me and I melted. Her eyes, like warm caramel, smiled at me…
Her dress sparkled as if it was sprinkled with dew, her feet encased in delicate, silver strappy heels.
She has a new fan.
She sang beautifully…. I was sunk.

Did I do it??!!

And I an going to nominate anyone who feels like trying this one, its not as easy as it seems!

But I Smile Anyway...

The Eleven Things About Me Tag

11I don’t think I’ve done this tag before!

Thank you to Trista of Domesticated Momster for tagging me to answer 11 random questions of her choice!

Trista’s 11 questions are:

What would you consider is your greatest strength and your worst weakness?

My greatest strength, I think, is to find the positive in any situation, and to work with that to make life smoother.

My greatest weakness is that I think I am too soft… I can be won over far too easily as I am a very emotional person.

What is the one thing on your bucket list that you are destined to accomplish?

I think to actually become a published author!

What’s your favorite dinner to make?

I just love to cook full stop, so there isn’t a favourite dinner per se, but the whole process is a great one!

What’s the best blog post you have read in the last 3 days?

Wow! That’s a real hard one to actually whittle down to!  There have been many, but one on the Daily Echo, about Sue’s Son Nick competing in a Triathalon as a paraplegic, is an inspiring read!

What is your favorite blog post of your own blog?

Again, another really tough one! There are so many different elements to my blog, that if I chose one, I’d beat myself up about not mentioning another! Some of my poems are dear to me, and then again some of my family memory posts are just so special!

Favorite Disney movie?

Don’t even need to think about this one! Jungle Book for sure!!

Would you ever want to be president?

Hell no! All that responsibility??!? I can just about make decisions for myself, let alone for millions of people!

What vegetables are in your fridge right now?

I have asparagus, green beans, tenderstem broccoli, and mushrooms!

Have you ever won anything in a contest? If so, what was it?

I won £500 in a raffle once!

Spring or Fall…which season do you like more?

Fall, or Autumn, as we call it here in the UK. There is something so cosy about that time of year!

Would you ever want to be famous?

Yes and no… Yes, because you are more likely to gain wealth, and I could treat my family and friends to what they wanted, but no, as you would have to become public property to some extent, and I couldn’t put my own family through that.

Well, that was fun!

Now, I am going to pass the tag onto all my followers.  If you can, answer the same 11 questions and link back to me, so I can get to know you better!!!!!

Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #57 Bust & Must

ronovan_writes_haiku_prompt_badge_autumn_2014Yup, Monday is here, that means that it’s time to Haiku it up again!

I wasn’t sure we would get a new challenge this week, due to Ronovan’s technical situation, but he is a trooper, and has still managed to get us Haiku addicts a challenge out, so we can get our weekly fix!

Thank you Ron! Check out this week’s challenge here…

The prompt words… Bust and Must….

Dance God
He bust out his moves
Women falling at his feet
I must learn some too!
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The 777 Challenge 

  
I have been challenged by Marjorie of the blog Kyrosmagica for the 777 Challenge…

What is this challenge? Well basically you need to go to your latest work in progress – WIP – and find the 7th page, go down to the 7th line and basically share the next 7 sentences from it. And then challenge 7 others to be brave!

It’s a toughie for me, as I hate to not accept a challenge… But I had things in the pipeline from long ago, that haven’t been finished. My kids poetry stories are not long enough, and the Chick -Pea Curry Lit one is definitely a WIP so I guess I could use that one!

So, here goes… I’m not too confident about what you will all think. But here goes…

Wedded Stress

BEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!

Aashi looked into her rear-view mirror, and saw an extremely long line of cars trailing behind her. Slowly she looked at the speedometer and realized why there were a few annoyed people behind her. As her mind focused on the present moment, she could hear not one but a whole orchestra of horns blaring behind her.  She couldn’t really blame them, she was only doing 15 miles per hour! A road came up on her left and she turned into it, found the first available parking space (well really it was the first space in which three cars could fit, but Aashi hadn’t quite got the hang of parallel parking), stopped the car, and burst into tears.

Oblivious to everyone outside her car, Aashi bawled for a good ten minutes then slowly got herself together.

So… What did you think!?! I’d be intrigued… I had written about 13,000 words on this one, before it sank into the back of beyond, as marriage, and then motherhood hit! If you wanted to, I could post a couple of chapters to get feedback… And if the reaction is positive, I’m may even carry it on!

And to some other bloggers…. I challenge….

My blog sis Erika
Lisa
Gabriel
Leanne
Rajiv
Niki
Geoffles
Have fun!!!!

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