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Jane Ruth

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Back in my Day

Weekly Contest #120

Jane E.Ruth words 1477 35 Galilee Street Falling Waters, West Virginia,25419 304 285 8870 jeruth44@gmail.com BACK IN MY DAY by Jane E.Ruth "Back in my day," stories always bring laughter and disbelief to my grandchildren. "Grandma, you're kidding, right?" And they proceed to make me the ancient of days. They are in complete denial that some electronics never existed before their appearance on this planet. Games, videos, TV's and cellphones always "were", according to the...

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For Want of a Wish

Weekly Contest #111

FOR WANT OF A WISH Bethanne opened her eyes. The brightness of the sun was overpowering. She sat up in bed and glanced around her. She did not recognize the room. It was not her bedroom, and nothing, not even the bare white furniture, was familiar to her. Her heart rate increased, and she felt dizzy. Where am I? She tried to remember what she was doing last night. I can’t even remember what I was doing last. Bethanne slipped her feet into her slippers and plodded outside the room. She was walking along a corridor where the sunlight blazed t...

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Heeding the Inner Call

Weekly Contest #103

1016 words Heeding the Inner Call Jane E. Ruth I waited in anticipation of the missionaries speaking at our church from an Indian reservation in the Southwest. They were to be discussing their life routine and situations of working among the indigenous tribes. There is the good, the bad, the indifferent, much like our society. I was interested because I had spent 1.5 years working in Canada among the Indians and enjoyed the experience of learning about the differences in culture and meeting new friends. It was intriguing to me how the In...

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Writers Group Pre-jitters

Weekly Contest #50

Writers Club Pre-jitters Jane Ruth 1191 words I take a deep breath and exhale slowly. Why did I agree to speak to my Wesley Writer’s Group? I am not a speaker! I could not even talk in front of my seventh- grade class for a book review. I called in sick that day. My anxiety is rising exponentially. I must have been out of my mind to say I would talk to a group of writers, for Pete’s sakes -Writers! How will those “peers” respond to my speech? Experience te...

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The joys and anguish of finishing my first chapter book

Weekly Contest #46

The joys and anguish of finishing my first chapter book By Jane E. Ruth My initial idea of a children’s chapter book involving the Ngabe children on the comarca in Panama, Central America, was exhilarating! I was so excited to write a fiction story that had real elements of life on the comarca for the children. The story was fiction, but the poverty was real. My husband and I have a ministry that helps the Ngabe indigenous in Panama, and we often are on the comarca visiting or helping with their needs. I loved trying to decide which Ngab...

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