30 Mar 2018 31 Comments
in #WritePhoto, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, poem, Positivity, Valley
Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt this week:
Rising high above the valley
Blue skies draped with wisps of white
And a hint of golden sun
Shine an ethereal light
Across our world
Though situation
May try to drag us down
If we rise high enough
Even we can view
Our world as a place
Of beauty and opportunityRitu 2018
https://scvincent.com/2018/03/29/thursday-photo-prompt-valley-writephoto/
23 Mar 2018 50 Comments
in #CarrotRanch, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #bloggersbash, #CarrotRanch, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Charli Mills, Flash Fiction, Follow Your Dreams
Charli’s prompt this week:
I did it mum. I took your advice.
“Follow your dreams, love,” you’d say to me. “Don’t let anyone stop you. I’d hate for your life to mirror mine.”
Born at a time where a good Indian wife and mother was nothing but that, my mum had dreams of being a doctor. Instead she was married off early, and, well, no one was going to encourage their daughter in law to study more, or, God forbid, work.
As I stand here, with my degree in my hand, my only wish is that you were here to see it too…
https://carrotranch.com/2018/03/23/march-22-flash-fiction-challenge/
22 Mar 2018 48 Comments
in #WritePhoto, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Carved, poem, Positivity
Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt this week:
Our future is carved
By the steps of our past
Each breath that we take
One closer to our last
Think deep about
All the things that you do
For the marks that you leave
Will reflect upon you
What gift will you give?
What joy will you spread?
What path will you leave
For the future to tread?Ritu 2018
https://scvincent.com/2018/03/22/thursday-photo-prompt-carved-writephoto/
21 Mar 2018 64 Comments
in Children, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Children, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Lil Man
I’ve mentioned the Lil Princess a few times with regards to creativity, be it singing, drawing or writing.
This time I have to report that Lil Man is now nearly up there with the published authors of our time!
His school sent some entries to a company here, who encourages and promotes young writers, and Lil Man’s flash fiction piece was one that was chosen! The compilation is called Stranger Sagas…
Here is his piece!
The Magic Pen
It started at my birthday and Grandpa came. I like Grandpa
coming on my birthday, he gives me presents which were his
when he was a boy. This year, Grandpa gave me a pen.
Grandpa handed me the pen.
He said, “Click this pen when you are in great trouble.”
By the way, my name is Billy. I’m twelve years old. Later, I
went to school. I had the pen that Grandpa gave me, just in
case I needed it. I clicked it. Click! Time froze. What do I do?
The Young Writers Association is a company which targets schools and encourages entries into various competitions for children of all ages.
They select ‘winners’ to go into books, and yes, it is a ploy to get proud parent’s to buy the books, but if it gets kids writing, I am all for it!
(Yes I have already ordered one copy – not going mad and ordering one for every member of the family!!!)
What did you think of his flash?
16 Mar 2018 71 Comments
in #CarrotRanch, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #bloggersbash, #CarrotRanch, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Carrot Cake, Charli Mills, Flash Fiction
Charli’s prompt this week:
Oh Charli, just reading the prompt made me hungry! Carrot Cake is my favourite and I have shared a great recipe here… and I am not cruel, I even shared my carrot cupcakes at the last Bloggers Bash, and the recipe and photos are here!
Right… here goes! A little tongue in cheek flashback to when Geoff and I baked goodies for the last Bloggers Bash. It is (slightly) fictitious but I did really bake and make all those things! And Geoff makes a mean cake too… tried and tested on two separate occasions!!!
Cake-Off!
Lifting the last box from her bag, Ritu sighed with satisfaction.
The pastries, bites and cakes had all reached the venue intact: Nutella puff pastry twists, Rocky Road bites, and her favourite, carrot cake cupcakes.
Nothing else was laid on the table… until he turned up.
Armed with gluten-free, sugar-free fare, His Geoffleship laid his plates across the other table half.
The competition had arrived.
Soon the room began to fill with the attendees of the Bloggers Bash, ready for the Blog Awards…
But for these two bakers, the real winner would be who won the Great Bash Bake-off!
https://carrotranch.com/2018/03/16/march-15-flash-fiction-challenge/
And if you are interested in the chance of more cake… maybe you need to get yourself to the Bash, it is overshadowing that other minor event, that happens to be the Royal wedding, on May 19th, 2018, in London! Get your tickets HERE!
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