I was visiting www.inkleaf.com where I''d heard that my novel was reviewed. When I arrived I found a wonderful website that encourages fellow authors another place to write and be read.
I read some very interesting reviews of other books and some wonderful poetry. As I have done on AuthorsDen and other similar sites, I posted some of the poetry I had written to hear comments from another groups of authors.
Then I came across their Character Sketch Contest. They provided a picture a young woman dressed in black, posing with an apron full of vegetables. The scene around her looked to me to be a quaint italian cottage. The purpose of the contest was to write a character sketch about this woman. More than just flowery details about the scene, the contest requested a short story that explained who and where she was and why she was striking this pose.
Almost instantly I imagined a morning in this woman's life and I wrote down a short fiction sketch. Before I knew it, I had written something that I thought was a wonderful glimpse into this woman's life. I submitted my character sketch, entitled "Abodanza", to the contest.
Time passed and I have come to really enjoy the site for even though few people seem to be registered, a good number of anonymous guests seem to wander by, read a tale or two, and make comments.
Today I visited again and discovered that my short story, "Abodanza" won the character sketch contest. Unlike other ridiculous poetry contests that offer empty promises, this one offered nothing but the recognition that is deserved for a good story. That's all I ever asked for.
I would like to thank the InkLeaf team for creating the contest and taking the time to read and enjoy my story.
If you would like to read the story and see the painting which inspired it, please visit the link below. Here is an excerpt from the story.
"She grabbed her apron at the ends with one hand and formed a pocket to hold her choices. She picked young green and the riper red peppers, firm roma tomatoes, and a crisp head of lettuce for a wonderful salad. The button mushrooms would make their way into the salad but would also grace a marinara fresca. The celery and zucchini were ripe, so they were chosen for a vegetable soup which might be joined with pasta for a hearty minestrone. A beautiful eggplant was chosen to be used in the main course, eggplant parmigiano. Finally, a sweet potato large enough for dessert was chosen to be candied; her mother-in-law's favorite."
UPDATE: The Inkleaf.com writers site now sends you to their store only. If anyone knows what happened to this wonderful forum, I would love to hear from you.
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So Ya' Wanna' Be A Teacher is a humorous revolutionary book that tells exactly what goes on in a typical American public school. E-book version is available at Kindle, at Nook and at Smashwords.
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