UPDATE: This story placed 11th out of 672 entries! Thank you so much to Vivian and all the amazing judges!!
A blog post!? Why it must be contest time! Vivian Kirkfield’s 50 Precious Words contest to be precise! The challenge: to create an entire story arc in 50 words or less! Visit Vivian’s page to see all the brilliant, moving, sweet, thoughtful, and hilarious entries.
I honestly didn’t think I’d have it in me this year but I kept my ears and eyes open and inspiration struck:
A WALL HAS TWO SIDES
By Nicole Loos Miller
(49 words)
A wall has two sides
Our side is right
Theirs is wrong
The wall has two sides
And a tiny hole
Where dreams are whispered
And laughter drifts through
Our wall has two sides
But I am starting to wonder…
Maybe there are more
Than two sides
After all
And don’t forget to donate a picture book for Vivian’s Literary Initiative! You can order any children’s book you’d like to donate by calling(603) 673-1734 or emailing them: books@balinbooks.com. Tell them the book is for the #50PreciousWords Literacy Initiative.
Nicole Loos Miller 