Game Over
he lay there,
teeth barred, body twitching
eyes fierce, already fading
"mommy, I see long whiskers on the counter, it's smiling - I think its a rat.."
gums rolled back in a wicked sneer
more like a rabbit - the rat was huge!
a mystery, where did he come from? he looked like he fell..
outrageous - a rat on our kitchen counter
Game over!
written together as therapy :-) by myself and my 10 year old daughter
Showing posts with label short stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label short stories. Show all posts
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
The Fence
The Fence
The wall was long and high
10 meters and more
Doubled, then tripled; a dusty moat in places where the city edged too close
Separation, held apart
Families, sisters, aunts, brothers in arms
Most of the world unaware of this country within a country
Not nearly so famous as the Berlin wall, but with a story; intriguing should one know, or bother to read about it
Colonial history
Human walls, built to keep people in, built to keep people out
When will we learn?
The Melilla Wall surrounds Melilla a piece of Spain in North Africa. The Ceuta Border Fence and its razor wire encircles Ceuta, another piece of colonial Spain in Africa. I am fascinated that I knew nothing about these fences until I read the intriguing novel A Handful of Honey, by Annie Hawes - an entertaining read by the way if you like armchair travel!
prompt: fence
Monday, November 23, 2009
Fall Short Story List
I am always getting requests for reading lists of great stories!
Something I really cherish is reading to my children. Even as they get older we still make time for that. We have two simple story spaces - the fireplace in my bedroom and our cozy living room, both equip with rockers, quilts and pillows. The children's quilts are from when they were just wee so they love that, and we leave them out to use any time the notion takes us, usually evening, but not always. I usually sit in a rocker to read (seasonal stories that have become tradition in our family, or chapter books or tell stories I just make up on the spot) and I usually start with the same words (my personal preamble is about a lady rocking by the sea in the Mediterranean because that has personal meaning for me and feels old and timeless) but you can create your own lines to set the tone, or chime a little bell or sing or speak a one liner. Here's a simple one I like, "Once upon a time, but not so long ago..".
Read Aloud list for Fall - Short Seasonal Stories
Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant Illustrated by Lauren Stringer *Love this!
The Oak Inside the Acorn by Max Lucado Illustrated by George Angelini *Love this !
Pelle's New Suit by Elsa Beskow
Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Tihington
Hegedt Peg by Audrey Wood Illustrated by Don Wood
Mrs. McMurphy's Pumpkin by Rick Walton Illustrated by Delana Bettoli *One of my Childrens' favorites since very young!
Cold Feet by Cynthia DeFelice by Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker ( traditional British ghost story - preview first for developmental appropriateness for your child)
Halloween Circus by Charise Neugebauer Illustrated by Robert Ingpen
A Poppy is to Remember by Heather Patterson and Ron Lightburn
In Flanders Fields by John McCrae
Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox Illustrated by Nicholas Wilton *Love this!
Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman
For Story Telling resources I recommend and Story Telling Society or Festival or How Too books by the fabulous Nancy Mellon!
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