Where Inspiration & Writers Meet
Stanley is a young bug, and he stinks. Today is the first day of camp, and he is nervous. Will the kids like me? Why do I stink? Stanley is nervous, and when he is nervous he stinks. Stanley learns that God has made each of us unique and special. In this delightful story of friendship, it is these differences that shows God knows what he is doing. A positive and entertaining story with a wonderful lesson on friendship and acceptance.
As a Writing exercise, I wrote this from a newspaper article in our local community paper. It is just a beginning and perhaps may turn into a book or short story. Mystery of the Grays For eighteen years, Helen Wellman has kept a gray eye on the waters in Depoe Bay, Oregon. This petite administrative [...]
Future bestselling authors from North Carolina and New York On January 15, 2010, the winners of the Mrs.P first annual “Be a Famous Writer” contest were announced. Gabrielle Fuller, 8, from North Carolina, took top honors in the 4- to 8-year-old category with her comic fairy tale, “Pretty Princess and Funky Frog.” Isabella Penola, 12, [...]
Once upon a time in a country far away from here, there lived a little girl named Ruth. Ruth’s home was not at all like our houses, for she lived in a little tower on top of the great stone wall that surrounded the town of Bethlehem. Ruth’s father was the hotel-keeper—the Bible says the “inn keeper.” This inn was not at all like our hotels, either. There was a great open yard, which was called the courtyard. All about this yard were little rooms and each traveler who came to the hotel rented one. The inn stood near the great stone wall of the city, so that as Ruth stood, one night, looking out of the tower window, she looked directly into the courtyard. It was truly a strange sight that met her eyes.
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Mrs. P’s writing contest starts September 1 – October 15, 2009. Two age group categories, ages 4 -8 and ages 9-13, may write on any topic, fiction or non-fiction and 250 – 1000 words. Grand Prize (2) winners will have original illustrations created bringing the story to life as Mrs. P [...]