I had an idea about a month ago including all of you varlets and lion tamers. By going with the plot below you may finish the story! I will be very interested to see all the different writing styles and I will post all the results for others to enjoy. Hey, it's in good fun and we all have a little wee opening in the weekend...
Professor Plumpfront presides at the meeting of the Society of Prevention for Cruelty to Yorkshire Terriers. He has a speech prepared and is enjoying himself immensely over the '56 port and the company of friends. In the middle of the speech, the butler enters and says the Prof must leave at once. Why?
Make up something original! I think we need good laughs at a time like this, just before the craziness of the election. Go with me here, I am watching the Game Two of the World Series with my grandparents and do not have much to work with. You are not pressured to submit an ending to the story but it shall be highly appreciated. Email your story to amgdauvin@gmail.com. Cannot be more than 100 words unless you are really inspired and can't stop writing;)
This event is open for non members as well. I will post my ending once I rack my brains for a good conclusion for the Professor. Merci beaucoup.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Loss of Syllables
Haiku By Avid
The moon shines brightly
Up over the lake's mirror.
I shall dream moonbeams.
Orange golden rod
Like a mermans shining fork
Under the dark sea.
Follow my secret
Do not tell a single soul.
That includes the Fox!
I ride the blue sky
Over the darkened forest
My bike is my bird.
You have to congratulate me for posting this because I was fearful for my reputation as winning 2nd place at the State Fair for Poetry. Haiku is difficult because you want to describe something as wonderfully as you can and yet only 17 syllables in all to concoct an original haiku. The last one is a bit lumpy.
Haiku consists of first line: five syllables, second line: 7 syllables, and third line: 5 syllables. Usually the first line incorporates the subject. For example, the subject of the first haiku is the moon. Haiku is the Japanese form of poetry. Traditional haiku will include the kigo, or season word. Most haikus will mention nature or natures illusions. Haiku is all about the present moment, a subject that inspired you seconded ago. This is the beauty of Haiku and what makes it original.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Bylines and Headlines
I emailed the local paper here in Sheridan in September asking for a chance to publish anything from a short story to a poem. I just got a response from the editor and my article on the Early Days of Sheridan will be published October 19th! It is very exciting and the editor wants me to do more. My byline is By Student Reporter Avila Dauvin and the headline will be something like Early Settlers Overcome Hardships. Apparently every headline in a newspaper has to contain a verb at least once.
Long before the town of Sheridan was named, it already was one of the largest centers of business activity in West Yamhill. Of the two nearest villages, Willamina and McMinnville, Sheridan had the most fertile soil. It was 16 miles from McMinnville and was then considered as beautiful farmland and pure country.
In 1847, Absolem Faulconer and his relatives settled the North and South parts of early Sheridan. It was the beginning of the town. Thomas Faulconer opened up a general store in 1852 on his brother Ab’s claim. Thomas then opened a livery stable and a hotel in Ab’s farmhouse. The Lieutenant Phillip Sheridan was a good friend of the Falconers, often staying at the hotel when not on duty at Fort Yamhill. Ab honored his dear friend by naming the town after him. This was shortly after Philip Sheridan became a general.
The Willamina post office was started up in Sheridan with Thomas Falconer as first postmaster in 1867. The town of Sheridan prospered under the rod of Absolem Faulconer. The soil gave forth plentiful harvests and the lumber business was never better. By 1894 the population was 400 residents. The lumber business failed when the 150 lumber men of the Sheridan Lumber Company went on strike for higher wages. Sheridan then became the first town in Oregon to have a federal prison. This upped the population considerably.
Sheridan survived four major fires. The worst was in September 1913 when half of the small town was destroyed, including the arch over Bridge Street bearing the name of the settlement. But even through it all, the people of Sheridan started to rebuild the town immediately, figuring new ways to fortify the town against disaster.
All in all, Sheridan was always considered a unified settlement. People came together to construct a town based on a shared way of life.
The editor corrected the article using AP style so a little has been changed from this rough draft.
Are there any other substitute words for ‘town?’ My information came from Wikipedia.
Picture of Sheridan Bridge
Long before the town of Sheridan was named, it already was one of the largest centers of business activity in West Yamhill. Of the two nearest villages, Willamina and McMinnville, Sheridan had the most fertile soil. It was 16 miles from McMinnville and was then considered as beautiful farmland and pure country.
In 1847, Absolem Faulconer and his relatives settled the North and South parts of early Sheridan. It was the beginning of the town. Thomas Faulconer opened up a general store in 1852 on his brother Ab’s claim. Thomas then opened a livery stable and a hotel in Ab’s farmhouse. The Lieutenant Phillip Sheridan was a good friend of the Falconers, often staying at the hotel when not on duty at Fort Yamhill. Ab honored his dear friend by naming the town after him. This was shortly after Philip Sheridan became a general.
The Willamina post office was started up in Sheridan with Thomas Falconer as first postmaster in 1867. The town of Sheridan prospered under the rod of Absolem Faulconer. The soil gave forth plentiful harvests and the lumber business was never better. By 1894 the population was 400 residents. The lumber business failed when the 150 lumber men of the Sheridan Lumber Company went on strike for higher wages. Sheridan then became the first town in Oregon to have a federal prison. This upped the population considerably.
Sheridan survived four major fires. The worst was in September 1913 when half of the small town was destroyed, including the arch over Bridge Street bearing the name of the settlement. But even through it all, the people of Sheridan started to rebuild the town immediately, figuring new ways to fortify the town against disaster.
All in all, Sheridan was always considered a unified settlement. People came together to construct a town based on a shared way of life.
The editor corrected the article using AP style so a little has been changed from this rough draft.
Are there any other substitute words for ‘town?’ My information came from Wikipedia.
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