What a fab day, again! Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! ❤
WINNERS of the 2019 Annual Bloggers Bash Awards And Blog Post Competition @bloggersbash – The Annual Bloggers Bash
15 Jun 2019 41 Comments
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Rodeo #5: Sound and Fury Winners « Carrot Ranch Literary Community
14 Dec 2018 25 Comments
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The final Rodeo results are in… and GUESS WHAT?
I got third place!!!!!
Wow!!!
Some fantastic entries. Please click the link below to read them.
As always, I’ll leave my entry for you to read at the bottom! ❤
Thanks again judges!
By D. Avery Sometimes fear, respect, and awe are the braids of one rope. Sometimes that one rope is all a buckaroo has to hang onto. Your flash should never let go of that rope. That was my lead-in…
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Third place and a copy of Chicken Shift go to Ritu Bhathal forGoodbye Fall.
Below me flowed water, fast and furious.
I tightened my grip on the pot.
“All ready?” The instructor checked my harnesses.
I gulped.
But I nodded. I needed to do this.
Launching myself, as instructed, I fell, headfirst, feeling the air zoom past me.
The elastic went taut and I bounced up and down several times.
My heart was in my mouth.
As I came to a stop, I looked at the pot, still in my hands.
Loosening its lid and allowing the contents to fall into the water, I whispered “Goodbye Jake,” before slowly being pulled back up.
What is apparent from the beginning is both the narrator’s fear and resolve to make this jump, though Ritu reveals this through discreet details, such as a tightened grip, a gulp, a silent nod. The motivation isn’t revealed until the end, with the detail of whispering and being pulled back up slowly adding to the poignancy.
I am honoured!
Rodeo #3: Travel with a Twist Winners « Carrot Ranch Literary Community
30 Nov 2018 12 Comments
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Check out the winners of Rodeo #3!
By Sherri Matthews Well, we asked for travel stories with a twist, and we got ‘em. Thank you so much to all who entered, 29 in all. You’ve taken us around the world (twice), to Rome and through mo…
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In case you’re interested, my entry was this…
Always BE Prepared!
Travel light. That’s what mum always said.
Easy enough when you are off on holiday to a sun-soaked destination. What more do you need than a few swimsuits, some cheap sundresses, sunglasses and sun cream?
So, there I was, with my one bag, ready to be slung into the overhead locker.
And there was Jen.
With her huge suitcase.
“Jeez Jen! What’s in there? Your whole life?”
“Always be prepared,” she smirked.
***
The wind howled.
For the third day running the weathermen warned us to stay inside.
I sat, shivering.
Not Jen.
In her emergency thermals and gloves.
Rodeo #2: Memoir Winners « Carrot Ranch Literary Community
16 Nov 2018 10 Comments
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Well, here we have the second Rodeo winners mentioned in the post below.
Congratulations to all the entrants and special well done to the Winner and Runners Up!
By Irene Waters She Did It was the prompt for the memoir ride in the Rodeo. The four judges were given a judging sheet: was it a complete story, grammar, and spelling, structure, use of language, a…
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If anyone wants to read my entry, it was this:
She Did It!
My teenage years were influenced by many, but very heavily by someone who lived with us for a few years.
I was the young one, trying desperately hard to impress; so keen that I was naïve enough to do pretty much anything I was asked.
“I like him,” she said, “And you can like his brother.”
It was decided that we would write letters to these boys, expressing our interest.
How did I know that they would tell their mother?
And that she would call my mum?
And that my cousin would turn the finger at me, “She did it!”
The Happy Guide Competition Winners Announcement
11 Jun 2018 25 Comments
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Last week I was honoured to host a giveaway competition with the prize of a copy of The Happy Guide by Michael Kinnaird.
The task was to give me a sentence, telling me what happiness was, in your eyes.
I am sorry it has taken me a while to get back to you with the winners, but good things come to those who wait, and the chosen three are as follows:
Cheri of That Blog Where Cheri Moves To Germany
“I wake up, SMILE, and start my day. You can see Happiness is everywhere when you smile.”
“I keep my eyes open to see the beauty in the darkness.”
and Sophie of Food Zesty
“Happiness for me is to be content.”
Thank you to all of you who entered. These statements just spoke to me!
I have emailed you so if you winners could get back to me with details of whether you would like an e-copy or hard copy, I can get this arranged for you.
Congratulations everyone, and be happy!
But I Smile Anyway... 