One of the things I love most about technology when it comes to books is that I can download samples of anything I want to read before I commit to it (see: spend money). Another thing I love is that once I’ve decided I want to continue reading beyond the sample, I can have the entire book in my hands in 30 seconds or less. For a fast, voracious reader like myself, this is a dream come true.
I read a lot of books. Mystery, crime, romance, chick lit, historical (only about queens and such, not historical romance), biographies, literature. I love to read. In fact, if you’re interested, over there on the right —> is a link to my GoodReads account and you can see the books I’ve read so far this year and how I rated them. I generally don’t review many, because in my opinion, it’s absurdly hard to suggest books to people. What I might like, you might despise, and vice versa. In addition, I really hate reading reviews people write about books because then I start to get swayed into or away from reading the book, and I’d rather make my own decision.
That being said, this …
This Beautiful(?) Life
Story in 100 words
Slouchy posted the challenge of writing a story in 100 words…at first I thought it would be fairly simple. After I wrote my first draft and came in at 153 words, I realized it was more challenging than first assumed.
Here’s mine…a story in exactly 100 words. Wanna give it a try? Leave your link in the comments or if you’d rather, leave your 100 word story in the comments! Good luck!
“I’m just tired,” he whined, as I put on his coat and shoes.
“It’s only for a little while, honey, please?” I sighed. I couldn’t believe I was pleading with my four year old to go play for a few hours with his friends. Last week he was begging to go.
Suddenly I stopped. “If I let you stay home today, will you go all day tomorrow?”
He perked up immediately and grinned.
“Deal?” I asked.
“Deal!” he shouted.
Sometimes it’s just easier to break the rules, I thought as I sipped my coffee and he munched happily on Timbits.
