Childhood Games
I feel I need to apologise for my absence from Saturday Centus for the last couple of weeks. I found the prompt a bit tricky but was sorting out a 100 Word Challenge for the children I support. If you have time do pop & see what they have done – it’s their first week! You can see them here
Now for my entry for this week’s Saturday Centus! The prompt is in BLUE
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I don’t know what made me do it.Perhaps it was childhood memories flooding back of those wets Saturdays when we had to amuse ourselves. The smell of the attic as we sorted through the ‘toy box’ to find something to pass the hours.
Maybe I still had that urge to beat him in some way. His success had always stuck in my throat somehow. Now everything depended on this single card. I looked carefully to make sure that the base was secure. Were the sides straight? How many storeys should I have gone for?
Here goes – please God let my house of cards stay up
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Now pop over to Jenny Matlock’s blog to read the others!
Julia, visiting your childrens link made me all teary. I’m not sure why.
I love that you are offering a meme as a creative writing outlet for them.
i started to read them and then had to stop myself. I’m hoping or a slow day to go through them all. I would hate to visit only a few.
I was curious in that age of writer if you found any ‘mean’ type comments going on?
I love the story you wrote here, too, but I love your encouragement in writing free flow even more.
You are soooo cool.
This piece evokes wonderful memories of building houses of cards when I was child. Your imagery make me see the house and smell the attic. Good writing!
Namaste……….cj
I like this! I nice twist on the use of a playing card.
It will stay up! what an interesting take on this!
Very nice write, loved this one!
Oh, what a wonderful and charming way to use the prompt !!! I love classic games like that !
Fabulous job !
Very nostalgiac. I really like it. Nicely done.
xoRobyn
Now I’m flashing back to that episode of “The Brady Bunch” with the house of cards…and that stupid dog that wrecked it all!
loved it!!! i remember rainy days like that as well … i was never very good at it … what wonderful take on the prompt, you have me remembering special little moments …
I have played house of cards and never had any luck. Great take on the prompt!~Ames
I so remember those rainy days and building houses of cards. My little brother would ALWAYS topple mine over when I was about to beat him!
Well done! A very creative idea you’ve got here.
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This was a fun and original take on the prompt. Childhood competition does stay with us and rears it’s head at the most unexpected times. Nicely done!
Totally different use of playing cards in the prompt….nice take.
Oh very good!