I would like to know which woman you are. I swallowed hard and lowered my face, staring at the floor. I hadn't expected someone who had actually read my book in depth. I expected Perry to be an arrogant celebrity who wouldn't have given up his time. I thought he would refer to notes an aide had made for him, but there were no notes on his desk.
I was feeling warm, and very nervous. As the audience clapped I slid down in my seat. Perry turned from the audience to me with his arms opened, questioning. I took a deep breath, and said, "None of the above. I was the little girl. From the depths of my soul I wish I could let go A scream, a yell, a stomp of my shoe If only I could tell someone to go to hell, too.
My pain, anger, and loss of hope continue to stay inside Headaches, stomachaches, lack of strength and pride Only tell that my head still is in the sand, you see How I wish I could just be me. A deeply personal revelation punctuated by a poem made for some great TV that evening. Perry sat back with a look that was both flabbergasted and pleased. I think I had the same look--flabbergasted that I had revealed 70 years of pain on TV, and pleased that I had finally gotten it off my chest.
See more short stories by Charlene Wexler. Cora, an elderly woman walked into her local St Michael's Church.
The friendly usher greeted her at the door and helped her up the flight of steps, 'Where would you like to sit? There was once a little girl who was very wilful and who never obeyed when her elders spoke to her - so how could she be happy?
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One day she said to her parents, 'I have heard so much of the old witch that I will go and see her. People say she is a wonderful old woman, and has many marvellous things in her house, and I am very curious to see them. But her parents forbade her going, saying, 'The witch is a wicked old woman, who performs many godless deeds - and if you go near her, you are no longer a child of ours.
The girl, however, would not turn back at her parents' command, but went to the witch's house. When she arrived there the old woman asked her:. So saying the witch changed the little girl into a block of wood, and then threw it on the fire. When it was fully alight, she sat down on the hearth and warmed herself, saying:.
Once upon a time, a king was lost in a deep forest when, suddenly, a small white dwarf appeared to him. The king, finding himself afraid in the deep, dark wood, agreed. Now, of course the king was sad—his youngest was his favorite.
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Off to the forest! Back to the castle with you! Back to the castle! The third time the fox returned, the king gave over his daughter and the fox carried her into the forest. When they swoop down to the ground, catch the middle one.
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A handsome prince appeared! I spoke to this latest imaginary man yesterday, in an exclusive imaginary interview for our imaginary audience. It was surprisingly easy to gain entry to the im In a surprisingly good twist of fate I've been dating someone for the past two months who has yet to shock and horrify me. Fear not, his freak flag will fly sooner or later and make for a very interesting post, but until I can publicly mock him I will need to look a little harder to find inspiration.
During my journey home from one of our "slumber parties" after telling the tourist blocking th The Fairy Tale Wolf Convention held annually in Manchester may have seen it's last wolf after events this year. The following is a spoof fairy tale written by my six year old son I typed, but it all his own words. Once upon a time, there was a little girl and little boy who lived with their mum and dad.
One day, they planted some cucumbers. In three weeks, cucumbers started to grow. They grew and grew and grew.
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The two children and their mum and dad picked the cucumbers' and they took them inside Once upon a time the three little pigs came to a river. The three little pigs went to find things to build their boats with.
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- El viajero errante (Spanish Edition);
- A Corner of the Universe;
- Redevised Fairy Tale: Allicia's Misadventures in Auz. [Auzmania].
The youngest little pig found a field full Cinderella is now 95 years old. After a fulfilling life with the now dead prince, she happily sits upon her rocking chair, watching the world go by from her front porch, with a cat named Bob for companionship. One sunny afternoon out of nowhere, appeared the fairy godmother.
Cinderella said, 'Fairy Godmother, what are you doing here after all these years'?
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The fairy godmother repl Jack Smith, , died last night in a terrifying fall from his beanstalk. The hero of the children's story had lived alone there ever since killing the Giant. The adventurer rose to fame when he misguidedly swapped a cow for magic beans. Once upon a time, there was a large hippie clan living in a remote area of the Appalachian Mountains.