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September 20 – Flash Fiction – A Parade Of Nations – School Parade

21 Sep 2018 22 Comments

by Ritu in #CarrotRanch, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #CarrotRanch, A Parade Of Nations, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Charli Mills, Flash Fiction, School Parade

Charli’s prompt this week:

September 20, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a parade of nations. It can be literal, or it can be a phrase that you use to describe a situation. Explore what it could be. Go where the prompt leads.

It seems that school is on my mind a lot these last few weeks, this was what came to mind!

School Parade

I hate assemblies!
I stood there nervously.
They came trooping in, like a parade of nations, English, African, Indian, Slovakian, Polish, Vietnamese… and more.
This was my first time and I had four hundred and twenty pairs of young eyes trained upon me.
Clearing my throat, I said, in a loud, yet slightly wobbly voice, “Good morning everyone!”
“Good morning Mrs Johnson!” came the singsong reply.
And those eyes looked at me with such trust, my nerves melted away.
“I’ve got a wonderful song for us to sing, and then we’ll talk about the year ahead…”
I LOVE assemblies!

https://carrotranch.com/2018/09/21/september-20-flash-fiction-challenge/

#WritePhoto – Pillars

20 Sep 2018 28 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto, Blogging 101, Fiction, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Pillars

Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt this week:

The pillars created a corridor of sorts, leading to an archway that brought me closer to my destiny.
Beyond that archway was the spot where I would devote my whole life to my chosen cause.
Each pair of pillars, in turn, seemed to represent all I was giving up.

My home.

My job.

My freedom.

My family.

My love.

My name.

My guilt…

But I was forsaking them for Him. And him.
As I approached the archway Mother Mary stepped forward, her smile beckoning me closer and it pulled me forward quicker.
“Come, my child, it is nearly time.”

***

The next time I walked by those pillars, I had shed all my worldly belongings and relationships – and my identity.
“Come, Sister Faith, let me show you to your room.” Inside, I smiled.
No one would find me here. No one would ever have to know…

https://scvincent.com/2018/09/20/thursday-photo-prompt-pillars-writephoto/

One-Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds Pantstastic!

19 Sep 2018 39 Comments

by Ritu in #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Children, Sonu Singh, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Appreciation, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Pantstastic

“My colleagues think I’m Pants-(tastic)!” – Ritu

This will be the slogan on badges I think I am going to make for a new initiative I’ve started at school!

Yup, it’s that “Art of Brilliance” course that inspired it again! Check my post out about it here, if you haven’t seen it before!

He talked about special pants and the fact that every day is special, so we shouldn’t save our special pants for a particular day, but make each day count.

I got to thinking, after having seen a staff appreciation wall in another school, and came up with an underpant related idea for our establishment, and ran it past my Head, who loved it!

Anyone can take a pair of appreci-pants and write a comment celebrating another member of staff, or thanking them. It makes you feel pants (tastic) when you are appreciated!

So, here’s the poem I penned…

And these are all the bits and bobs I put together to create the display. It has been introduced to the staff who will hopefully take it on board. Whoever has seen it has said the love the idea!

I’m hoping plenty of pants will be up there over the next few days!

The badges were an idea of another colleague – I am so tempted!

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge.

Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Challenge #102 – Vigour & Energy #MicroPoetry

18 Sep 2018 28 Comments

by Ritu in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Challenges, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, 9/11, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, tanka, Vigour & Energy

Colleen’s tanka challenge, as always includes the premise that only synonyms for the prompt words must be used…

This week, the words were;

Vigour & Energy

Sorry sis, I had to write it the British way, not the over the Atlantic way!

Vigour, not Vigor!

Drawing Love Passion Pencil Draw Romance A

Pixabay Image

Your eyes seek my eyes
Every heartbeat matches mine
Your touch passion filled
The intensity of your love
Shows a strength no one can beat

Ritu 2018

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/09/18/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-102-vigor-energy-synonymsonly/

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