my story
Summer Writing
Submitted by ggevalt on July 2, 2008 - 12:07.YWP participants,
The Summer of Writing has begun.... Thanks for all your participation. Hope the summer is going well for you. -- gg (and thanks for your best wishes; I AM all healthy now!)
PROSE WEEK 2 ... A week in which all you write are stories and essays and vignettes and anecdotes and podcasts ONLY IN PROSE. No poetry. No free verse. Full sentences. And paragraphs. Create a blog entry and use KEYWORD: prose week WONDERFUL WRITING CAME IN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTINUE SUBMITTING PROSE -- Narrative fiction and non-fiction, essays, etc...
AUGUST 4 to....AUGUST 10
PODCAST DAY 3 .... We wanted a rush and got a trickle... Thursday was our first Podcast Day, but we want to keep trying. Let's shoot for THURSDAY August 7 for Podcast Day 3. Record sound. Record conversations in your town. Interview folks. Tell us a story. Record a piece of writing. Launch into an essay on any subject -- convince us you are right! Have fun. And you CAN do it if you don't have equipment! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. NEW: You can create a podcast TWO WAYS: as a blog entry, just upload the podcast file or, under create content, create a podcast. Either way, use KEYWORD: podcasts
DATE: August 7 (Begin earlier if you want.)
MY STORY ... Pick a memorable moment from your life. Something that happened, something you did, something you witnessed. Tell a story about it that will tell us about you. 400 WORDS. NO REAL NAMES PLEASE. Try to focus on something very specific, give us detail. Create a blog entry and use KEYWORD: my story
DUE: Aug. 10
ONE SENTENCE ... Tell a story in one sentence. Only one. (For some ideas, take a look at the keyword link. Or go to onesentence.org) Create a blog entry and use KEYWORD: one sentence
ONGOING
MY TOWN ... Write about your town or city. Tell us one story or one anecdote that reveals something about your community -- why you like it (or don't), what it stands for, what it's known for. You can tell a historical story. You can base it on an interview. YOU CAN DO A PODCAST in which you capture the sounds and voices of your community to complement your writing. Create a blog entry and use KEYWORD: my town
DUE: AUGUST 10
NOTES: YWP is a nonprofit, meaning we are always looking for money. Click "Support" above if you want to find out more about how you, your family or friends can help support this project.
cheers
gg
Two pair of old couple
Submitted by junie138 on August 11, 2008 - 12:32.There are many different customers who comes in the restaurant I work for. I could hardly remember most of them because they were tourists. But there were two lovers that I remember so well.
It was a typical sunday. The mall was filled people who carried shopping bags. It wasn't busy till lunch time. There were two pair of chinese olderly people along with their family. The women had pure white shoulder length hair, and the men were bold. Side by side, they are taking care of each other and planing to share plate together. One couple was trying to remind eachother about the value of vegetables. The other couple remind eachother about the their carb. At the end of the decisionm their daughter and son were fighting over on who should pay for the meals.
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Twins
Submitted by junie138 on August 7, 2008 - 17:35.
I was a only child for seven years until they pop out. My brother and sister who are twin. Well, they didn't really "pop out" but born. Being a only child was fun. I was able to get whatever I like, and go wherever I want. I was terribly spoiled.My parents love me.
I thought the loving would be ever last because I was a child. When my mom told me the fact of I am becoming a older sister. I was excited about it. When they come into the world, I thought they were cute. You know just babies.Cunning, sofe cheeks, and tiny hands. Their feature makes me want to be kind to them. I mean, How harmful can they be?
Then I started Elemerntry school soon after. Normally, my parent takes turn to pick me up. But my parents start to be late to pick me up because of the twin. Either they got sick or my parent just couldn't get out. I felt sad and unloved because they didn't have time for me.
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Winter Ball
Submitted by Ima Writer on July 18, 2008 - 10:56.
"Ready to go?" My sister, Emily, asked me as we headed over to our friend's house to get ready.
"Yep," I replied grabbing my makeup bag. My black dress, with blue accents, was draped over my arm, and my black heels were held loosely in my hand.
We pulled out of out stone driveway, and drove toward Anna's house to get ready. We pulled into her neighborhood, and drove past white, and beige, and yellow houses. We pulled into her driveway and gathered our things in our hands. As we made our way to the front door, I couldn’t help getting excited- this was my first big dance in high school!
“Hi guys!” Anna greeted, with Stephanie, Hannah, Megan and Holly behind her. “So glad you could make it!” She led us past the stairs to the kitchen, where Stephanie and Hannah’s mothers were talking with Anna’s mom.
“Who wants what done with their hair?” Hannah’s mom asked the six of us.
I explained that I wanted it to be up, but wasn’t sure how.
