Saturday 20 August 2011

Your Life in 150 Words

Today, I saw a Reader's Digest contest that asks for your life story in 150 words or less. I jumped all over that, and quickly opened a word file before I lost my nerve.
When I copied my 149 words and went to the site, I was disappointed to learn the contest is only open to U.S. Citizens.

Oh, well.

Anyway, I decided to throw my entry up here.


At three years old, I caught fireflies in Trinidad. At four, I drew my first horse in Thunder Bay.


At seven, I watched whales frolic in Chaleur Bay from the top of a snow bank. When I was ten, Kenny and I protested the impending demise of a weeping willow in Pierrefonds by climbing into its branches and refusing to come down.


At sixteen, I spent a year at an international school in Mallorca and learned that I wasn’t so special, yet I was unique. At seventeen, I rode a Berber mare in Algeria. She took the bit and led me on a wild ride before depositing me on my feet with my arms still wrapped around her neck.
At twenty-four, I married the love of my life and had two talented children.

At forty-seven, I wrote my first novel. At fifty-two, I’m still painting, writing, learning... and married.

What's your life story in 150 words?

4 comments:

Shane Stewart said...

very cool. thanks for sharing.

Dexter Klemperer said...

What? No hockey? You could have passed for a U.S. citizen except for the international intrigue. Enjoyed it!

Sandra Cormier said...

I didn't have space to put in the part where I gave Carl Dicks a fat lip with a slap shot while playing pond hockey. He couldn't play the French horn for weeks.

Sarah Laurenson said...

I think the slap shot is your best bit. ;-)

Nicely done!