Today I received a long awaited package in the mail, a brand new pair of boots. I was so excited I took them straight back to my room to put them on to break them in. They fit just right. My old pair is so worn I’d forgotten how well defined the sole of a pair of boots should be.
Last night as I was on my way back from brushing my teeth, I saw a group of soldier around a fire and walked over to investigate. Two of them were friends, and they invited me to stay and enjoy some tea with them. The third soldier, who I met that night, had some tea he had bought from an Iraqi merchant and a kettle on the fire. So we sat around the fire late at night drinking chai and talking about home.
I’m trying to write an article about my unit for the Brigade newspaper. I’ve never been very good at writing in the third person, so I’m constantly checking the word count.
“Am I there yet?”
No, 98 words. Hmm
“Am I there yet?”
No, 128 words.
“Am I there yet?”
147 words. This isn’t going as I planned,
And so it goes. Maybe by next week I’ll get it done.
7 comments:
You still wired from the chai? You didn't say there was a word minimum, is there? My site won't connect because there's an extra "http" in the url. I miss you. Guess that's it for here.
forgot to mention it. 500 words. no the chai was the night before, just thought i'd write about it.
I wanted to vote in the polls on the right side of the site but to color of the words is too light. I can't read them. Mom
i'll try to fix it. i'm still learning how to use that feature. just look really close.
Can you write about attitudes? A possible 500 word piece for sure. I am going to do the poll right after this comment.
Mom's right, too difficult to read. But highlighting as if I were going copy them, made it easier to read.
Why didn't you allow a choice like "none of the above" when it came to the next mountain John should climb??????
I would have voted that choice...sez the neurotic one!
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