An antique typewriter Each week, Denise at Girlie on the Edge blog posts a prompt word and invites bloggers to come up with a Six Sentence Story. It's a fun challenge for writers, and a delight for readers. Go over to her blog to read what others have written, and feel free to post your own story, too! This week's prompt: twist. ********************************* The kids who moved in next door were big kids--much older than her 3-year-old self--but they might be fun to play with, and as they were coming towards her, the idea of them being new friends seemed at least possible. She was rather shy, but she understood the basics of making friends, so when those neighbors crowded all around her and asked her what her name was, she didn't hesitate to answer. She thought she had spoken loudly enough, but apparently her shyness got the best of her, because they didn't seem to have heard her. "Twisty?" they asked, and recognizing she needed to be even louder, she ...
The seasons oof life!!! Gosh you have a lovely family!
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DeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
DeleteThe seasons oof life!!! Gosh you have a lovely family!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful post - Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it, and thank you.
DeleteDelightful!
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DeleteLove the pictorial story!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I love picture books, so I like to use photos as often as I can.
DeleteDelightful.
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ReplyDeletelike the story with photos (could almost picture the 'old movie thing with the slowly turning pages of the album)
dogs from an early age.... makes sense
I always loved it when movies incorporated the book pages, and I've always loved dogs, too!
DeleteBeautiful seasons of your life!
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed every one!
DeleteBeautiful six!
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DeleteA wonderful reflection on the seasons of your life as you approach a milestone. I love that you are leaving the next chapter unwritten, with many blessings yet to come! Happy Birthday, you have much to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I might have ideas about the upcoming chapters, but they won't be written until they have happened!
Delete"Lassie" knew a little girl who wanted a four-legged friend. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a dream come true!
DeleteA delightful take on the cue.
ReplyDeleteMy 6SS - Life's Seasons
Thank you! I enjoyed your piece very much.
DeleteSo beautiful to share the seasons of your life. Those birthdays with the 0's at the end have a way of sending our thoughts back over the preceding ones. Your photos fill me with love.
ReplyDeleteI distinctly remember turning 10, and how I felt so old, because I could count my life in decades. (Well, in one decade.)
DeleteHappy Birthday Kristi! Age is just a number and you do have a wonderful life! Hope you have many more years of happiness yet to come.
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