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Writing Prompt ~ House Vs. Home

Dear Jono,

I want to tell you that I just rented a medium house in the surrounds of Paris, capital of France. At first, it seems to be a comfortable house to live, because the street is quiet and green and has few high buildings, the neighbourhood seems likeable and the house is just painted and has  brand new pieces of furniture. Moreover, I brought my little cat Paavo to liven my home up when I feel it is too silent over here. You know, I like to arrange cheerful

Hello all,

I decided to participate in Garima´s writing challenge. She started the story and it is up to us - "writers" - to complete it..

Here is her beginning of the story :

Carrie Allen took a deep breath and sat down on the couch in the drawing room next to Brad, twin brother. She knew their father going to give them a bad news. She glanced at Brad who shook his head. He appeared just as shocked as she was that their father had called them into the room. Their father sat in the chair across fro

This is a gift for me from a friend of mine, and with her permission I am blogging it for my friends here to read:

hey EC members :)

hope you all are doing well

this is my first blog i guess.. :)

so i am going to introduce myself :D

most of the EC members know me and most of you are unaware of my identity :)

ok for all those who knew me before " HEYY FELLAS M BACK AGAIN ON EC :D YEAH M UR OLDIE ANAH SIDDIQUI "
and for those who dont know me "HEY EC USERS :) THIS IS ME ANAH OLD MEMBER OF EC-FAMILY"

WELCOME ME :D 

my blog is about "goosebumps" buhahah :P sorry  just kidding :P 

ok let me start it :)

i am kind of hobby-

"Colorful Expressions"

It’s now black and white that she never loved me. She is gone forever leaving me in blue. I have been in black mood all the time thinking about her. Last time I have had an argument with her, but I was in grey area about what she was up to.

I was looking at her red face.  I would never be a green eyed monster, if she has fallen in love with somebody else.   There would be no one more tickled pink than me if she really likes someone else.  I will pass with flying colors becau

Until recently, things were black and white for me. I was able to differentiate between right and wrong, true and false, good and bad. But within the last couple of years there has been a paradigm shift, unprecedented, in my life. And what used to exist as “stark distinctions” are “blurred lines” now.

 The menace is one, but the dimensions are myriad. And they vary from the civil war in Iraq to NaMo's public endorsement, from the  contentious issue of Kashmir to socio-cultural status of women in

This is the third part of my blog series "The Wonderful World Of Backyard Critters". This blog is dedicated to a very polished Pole gentleman, Rysperski. "Rys, I know sometimes I breathed too much of those pit fumes, but it made me more appreciative of these critters. LOL"

The Wonderful World Of Backyard Critters - Part I

The Wonderful World Of Backyard Critters - Part II

1. Slimey snail

I don't like snail. It destroys my flowers, and my withering garden. But I guess, every creature have their own u

Hello everybody. 

Direct to the point. Many people say that if you have fun while you are learning, you learn the most. However, many people find the process of learning English difficult, frustrating, and in some cases boring. The point is why not: you go to a class room, revise some grammar rules, rehearse some pronunciation patterns, and fulfill some exercises on grammar and vocabulary. Moreover, people, in several cases, don't have time to go every day for 2 hour to a classroom after a day of

. Mr and Mrs Wormwood were two such parents. They had a son called Michael and a daughter called Matilda, and the parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab. A scab is something you have to put up with until the time comes when you can pick it off and flick it away. Mr and Mrs Wormwood looked forward enormously to the time when they could pick their little daughter off and flick her away, preferably into the next country or even further than that. It's a funny thing ab

 I can see the people who wear clothes printed with strange English. I think the people who wear clothes like that don't know the meaning of those words.

Many years ago, I asked my mother to buy a hat. The hat my mother bought had the word "Bitch" printed on it. It is a dirty word, isn`t it？ If she had known the meaning of the word "Bitch" she never would have bought it. 

A few days ago I went to a reflexology therapist to get some massages. This therapist is quite well-known around our city. He practices reflexology not only for relaxation as others might do, but also for treatment for various kinds of diseases from mild to severe ones. Many have proved and acknowledged his skill.

He is a retired government officer so he is an educated person. It was somewhat relieving to have a discussion with him while groaning once in a while during the massage.

I asked him whe

Hello Guys. 

I know that I have been away from my posting blogs quite a lot. The reason why is that I have been studying, teaching Spanish and running a English conversation club at my work place. 

Today, I just want drop down some lines and reflect on how to improve our pronunciation. 

First of all, we have to be aware that this will take time and practice. At the beginning, many people are afraid to speak and make errors. At this stage my suggestion is that you have to speak, it doesn't matter if

Did you ever make a vegetable garden?

I love to garden and I really, really, really love to eat the fresh vegetables. Gardens are not difficult if you have healthy soil.

Some plants like soil that is a little bit acidic and others like a neutral or a more alkaline soil.

Weeds also like gardens and seem to like every kind of soil. Weeds are what we call any plant that we don't want growing in the garden.

If you want to make a garden, you need to decide what you will grow. It is good to check your soi

Chapter -1 Annoyed

When I was in grade 4, we had summer vacation as every year ,one day in the afternoon , one of my neighborhood friend lived next two houses called me up to show me her barbie doll, one of her uncle gifted her.

I took the barbie in my hands,  The Barbie was so beautiful, wearing  pink frok with white curly hair, matching pink ribbon, purse & high heels.

I said to my friend Sherry “Your doll is very beautiful”, Let’s play with her and we will let her wear different dresses with the

Writing Prompt ~ Future Perfect

By 4 PM tomorrow, I will have left for London. I won't be more in the South hemisphere of the Earth because the plane will probably have crossed the Equator. So, arriving there at 3 AM, I will count on the kindness of my friend Jack to pick me up at the airport entrance so late. He will have picked me up in his new and high-tech car: a Land Rover model 2014. Then, we'll have eaten something in downtown London, maybe a tasty pizza or hot-dog. After that, I will have

A Short Story writing - Improving Writing Skills

Here we start:Story begins

Carrie Allen took a deep breath and sat down on the couch in the drawing room next to Brad, twin brother. She knew their father going to give them a bad news. She glanced at Brad who shook his head. He appeared just as shocked as she was that their father had called them into the room. Their father sat in the chair across from them with a serious look in his face.She didn't want to hear what he would say next but knew she

Writing Prompt ~ Most OR Most Of

My Neighbourhood

Most of my neighbours have children at their homes. Most of them have an enough good economic condition, because they work all day. I just can see most of their families at night when they are going into home after a long work journey. I suppose most neighbours in my city should work hard in order to deliver their children a good quality life. Nowadays,most neighbours should worry about to be present in the life of their sons and daughters too, at

Life without fun, laughter - it isn't simply colorful, enjoyable life. Sense of humour reflects what kind of personality is hidden deeply inside of us. I think people who are not so reserved, are capable of making fun  – such people can enjoy their life on the maximum.

Of course, it differs, not all of us have the same sense of humour, not all of us have the talent to tell the jokes so that all the  people around would burst into neverending laughter. On one hand sense of humour can make us popul

I am in search of people who have interest in making creative stories by a small beginning ......................................

I want to know those who have interest share please

If YOU want not to be hurt or betrayed, NEVER OPEN YOUR HEART TO ANY ONE. IF IT IS COMPELLED TELL EVERY THING BUT KEEP SOME FOR YOURSELF……… NEVER OPEN YOUR SECRETES.

 DO NOT EXPECT AT ALL OR MUCH FROM OTHERS. IN THIS WAY IF THE UNEXPRESSED EXPECTATIONS ARE FULFILLED, IT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE NO HARD FEELINGS.

 What I have said though is difficult, but applicable. I do not open my heart to any one not even to the closed ones. In expectations I have experienced the HURT real HU