Posts Tagged ‘English’
Mar
Reminiscence
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
Kahea thought pensively about her college days as she made her way to the coffee table, stirring her tea absentmindedly, her spoon making soft clinking sounds against the glass cup.
“What will you do with a degree in English?” voices murmured. “A degree in computers, now that’s a solid deal”.
“You will get nowhere.”
“Writing isn’t a career.”
Kahea recollected their condemning tones, sneers and concerned looks as she reached for that day’s newspaper.
“Hmm…I look good”, she said, gazing approvingly at her photo next to the article that read: Kahea Sanders becomes the youngest writer to bag a Pulitzer.
From Guest Contributor Drishika Nadella
Drishika is a 15 year old from India. She seeks comfort in words, tunes, and nature. Her blog Desolation And Delectation will be happy to see you.
Nov
Educated
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
At a student’s desk, she wept. A cheerful message written earlier on the whiteboard: “How are you, Miss Jimenez?” in English and Spanish.
“You can press charges, but I wouldn’t advise it,” one assistant principal said. “He is getting suspended for one day. Any bruises?”
Jimenez hung her head. “No, sir.”
“I’d advise taking a personal day, but it’s so hard getting a sub. Besides, you don’t want to look weak,” the other assistant principal said. The radio squawked – an emergency in the bus lane. The AP’s rushed down the hall on the only day Jimenez left at 4:30.
From Guest Contributor Embe Charpentier
Nov
Seminal Rock
by thegooddoctor in Uncategorized
“What’s this old vinyl record,” I call to Dad.
We are in the middle of downsizing him for his final move to a retirement facility. This is a painful exercise on many levels.
“Which one?” he replies.
“There’s only one…by Iron Butterfly. How do you pronounce the title?”
“In-a-ga-da-da-vida.”
“Is it English?”
“It’s a piece of seminal rock and roll.”
“Yeh? What does seminal mean?”
“You were conceived to it.”
“No.”
“Yes. After dinner with a bottle of good red wine, that was the record your Mother played…well, you know how these things end. You were conceived…seminal.”
From Guest Contributor Barry O’Farrell
Barry is an actor living in Brisbane, Australia. The acting experience has inspired a latent desire to write. Barry is enjoying the challenge of writing in 100 words.
Oct
Dinner With Margaret Atwood
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
The conversation was polite, she’s Canadian after all, but surface. Her interest seemed genuine when I mentioned I wanted to be a writer, the way a mother is interested in her five-year-old’s finger painting. I needed to flaunt my understanding, to let her know that I get it, and hated to think I was being patronized. She tolerated my high school English critiques with all the grace that you’d expect, but as the food dwindled, my desperation grew. I felt like I was missing my chance, that somehow if I won her approval, everything would be okay. I would matter.
Another submission to Every Day A Century, which will be posted soon.