If you missed my post from yesterday about this contest – here it is – http://www.samanthaball.ca/?p=1111 And here’s my entry in the contest 🙂 MONDAY As a new mother, I had arranged for a photographer, however, Mary Ball found being posed like an Anne Geddes picture inconvenient. Her sudden cries and flailing seemed timed to […]
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Canada Writes – My submission
Last night, I sent my submission to the CBC Books – Canada Writes – Short Story Competition! I am excited as I’ve never actually submitted to a writing contest before – but I am not holding my breath either. The results of the competition won’t be known for another 6 months or so. I found entering the […]
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The door of the establishment opened, and he was taken aback. She was a beauty. Perfect for him. Her curves, her luscious lips and smirky smile. Yes. She was the one. He sat watching her, screaming to himself, look at me! let me be yours! She turned, and saw him. Her eyes lit up and […]
The wife’s secret place
I love my husband. I do. And I love my son. He means everything to me. But sometimes I think I am a bad wife and mother. I leave. On purpose. Very pre-meditated. I tell my husband that I made plans with girlfriends, I kiss my snuggly son goodbye and I go away. I never […]
A beauty Pageant Contestant – inner monologue
The last question is finally finished. Boy am I glad, I blanked for a second on stage. I wonder if I should hug Cassandra when she wins? I sure hope she wins, she’s been acting like a bitch since last night. As if she included in her speech that she should win Pageant Queen because […]