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My first big kid bike {w}
mamikaze —
Authority: 128
We lived in the boonies. I was in kindergarten. We had horses and trees to climb. We had a duck pond and a creek to play in but that wasn’t enough. I wanted a bike. We had a long driveway and nice flat area in front of the house to ride. Never mind that I couldn’t take it on the road because it was a drivers ...2 days ago -
One Ring To Rule Them All…
Snackiepoo —
Authority: 120
It was Christmas Eve and I sat huddled in one corner of my double bed, balled up in a sea of tears and tissues. I could hear the hustle and bustle of dinner being made in the other room. The lighting of the fire was causing my father some consternation and the smell of prime rib filled the air. My room seemed ...2 days ago -
A transformation.
Sarcastic Mom —
Authority: 474
It’s a ring. When I’m asked what Christmas gift I remember the most, this ring is the first image that surfaces in my mind. One of the most beautiful opals I have ever seen sits like a regal queen atop a shining, golden band. On each side of her, like ladies in waiting, is a tiny diamond, twinkling playfully. ...2 days ago -
UK unsuccessful in halting female genital mutilation
Thaindian News —
Authority: 723
London, Dec 20(ANI): Hundreds of British schoolgirls are facing the horrifying prospect of female genital mutilation (FGM) over the Christmas holidays, as experts warn that the practice still exists across the country.The practice is common in 28 African countries, including Somalia, Sudan and Nigeria, as well as some ...3 days ago -
Lunch in a Small Town
Mama-Om —
Authority: 119
{W}rite of Passage... This week we were to spend fifteen minutes describing our elementary school lunch, using our senses. I took the assignment literally. Sound Singing “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two-Front Teeth,” while my two front teeth really were missing. I could not believe my luck! The music ...1 week ago -
"Itll Stick to Your Bones": {W}rite of Passage Challenge #2
Diapers and Dragons —
Authority: 125
Okay, so this weeks challenge over on {W}rite of Passage is to describe my elementary school lunch using my senses. Thing is, I was (mostly) homeschooled for elementary and my lunches werent terribly memorable, whereas the meals at boarding school during my middle and high school years have stuck with me (perhaps ...1 week ago -
{W}rite of Passage, Week Three – The Lunchbox
Snackiepoo —
Authority: 120
I peered out from behind my lunchbox with “coke bottle” glasses, wishing the lumps on my chest would just stop growing and maybe even retreat back into my skin. I tugged at my training bra, pushed my glasses up higher on my little Irish nose and marveled at the girls with the long golden pigtails. They must ...1 week ago -
{W} Challenge 2 – The Lunch Box
Annie Anderson | Blog —
Authority: 123
Week 2 of the {W}rite of Passage Challenge. This weeks challenge is to write about your elementary school lunch. Describe taste, smell. Who’s there, where are you and what are you eating? Big, Bad Bathroom Doors I always hated school lunch. With my mom and I’s abundant allergies, we often didn’t eat what ...1 week ago -
Day School Lunching
Mrs. Ca —
Authority: 111
Over the summer, during a weekend trip to my parents house, I noticed something familiar in the toy basket my mom puts out for Gabbie. Its red, plastic handle was sticking up over the top of the basket. My lunch box from elementary school - a red model with Care Bears on the front. I think I got it in the first grade; ...1 week ago -
I still need ranch with my pizza
mamikaze —
Authority: 128
It had 4 right angles and pools of grease. It came on top of a paper boat of french fries. it was the only thing that resembled food in the hot lunch line. I ate it almost everyday for three school years.School pizza was made in the building next door to my junior high. It [...]1 week ago -
The Lunch Deception
live. laugh. love. —
Authority: 403
I always had to bring my lunch to school. The cost of school lunches was too costly for our family budget. I went to a private school and I guess my parents figured that if they were already paying for my education, they didn’t need to also pay for my lunch. A lot of kids in my school also brought their lunches but ...1 week ago -
Paper Bags And Crushed Sandwiches
Schmutzie.com —
Authority: 471
When I was in grade five or six, my mother made me stay at school for lunch for several weeks. The reason behind this was a mystery to me. She likely told me what that reason was, but I was too busy worrying about eating lunch in the art room with all the then-termed "latch-key kids" to care what the specifics behind ...1 week ago -
Time-traveling in my mind.
Sarcastic Mom —
Authority: 117
At first I think that surely I can’t remember something from such a long time ago. I mean, if I were trying to call on a specific, dramatic memory, I’d have more confidence in my ability, but this? I’m doubting I’ll reel in anything of describable value when I cast my line into what have become the murky and ...1 week ago -
Surrounded By A Cloud of Witnesses
Organic Faith - Searching for intimacy with God in a postmodern world —
Authority: 99
Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” (ESV Translation) It was a night that testified to the potential of the individual and yet ...1 week ago -
"Remembered Grace": {W}rite of Passage Challenge #1
Diapers and Dragons —
Authority: 125
This is my first attempt for {W}rite of Passage , in response to Challenge #1 , which asked us to find a person in public, study his or her character, and build a story around him or her. The linky list following my story is for other participants in the challenge. "Remembered Grace" He trudged through the ...1 week ago -
Hayden, Langer back Hughes to return to Oz squad
Thaindian News —
Authority: 723
Melbourne, Dec.11 (ANI): Australia’s greatest pair of opening batsmen, Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer, have backed discarded New South Wales batsman Phillip Hughes to make a comeback to the national squad, and also said that all-rounder Shane Watson is doing a great job at the top.Hayden and Langer say Hughes, ...1 week ago -
Australia’s boozy rite of passage for school-leavers
Thaindian News —
Authority: 723
Sydney, Dec 11 (DPA) Final exams over, Australian 17-year-olds flock to resorts on the east coast for schoolies - a round of partying that for many is their first time away from home without parents to keep them in line.“It was just fantastic,” said Tamika Jones, one of 32,000 Queensland youngsters to descend on ...1 week ago -
In the Sandbox
Mama-Om —
Authority: 119
Here is this weeks {W}rite of Passage challenge... a piece of short fiction. Steven thought they’d go to the park. It would be good to get out of the house. See some people, chase Stevie around and watch him laugh. He started getting himself ready while Stevie zoomed his little cars across the floor. That ...1 week ago -
Do I have the Write Stuff?
Gray Matter Matters —
Authority: 112
My junior year of college my creative writing professor gave me a "C" and criticized my writing, because he said it read like ad copy, which turned out to be a good thing since I ended up making a good living writing ad copy for about 12 years. But I was intrigued by Mrs. Flingers (W)rite of Passage Challenge where ...1 week ago -
{W} My Dad
PooBou.com —
Authority: 116
This week’s (W)rite of Passage challenge is: Character. The idea is to study a person’s character and make a story surrounding them. This was extremely hard for me to write, and I have a feeling I’m going to get in a whole world of trouble if my dad ever reads this, but here goes. ——————— ...2 weeks ago
