I am excited to tell you that I completed the 90-Day Alpha/Omega (Beginning to End) Short Story Writing Contest/Challenge presented to members of the Rave Reviews Book Club. I pledged to do two short stories. One is mentioned here – Saving The Evergreens: Garden Secrets with a few illustrations and photographs for the younger and young-at-heart readers among us – categorised under Juvenile Fiction. If you ordered this short story before today, please contact me, because I’ve added a few illustrations.
Then, the second short story is a work-in-progress collection – Lost And Found: Family Ties – which I’m developing as I find inspiration for such types of stories, and as soon as Amazon has done their bit, I’ll tell you more about it on my other blog, https://marethmbotha.wordpress.com
Book description
Who knows what you may find in the undergrowth where all sorts of little creatures live? This short story fantasy will take you to a magical world which is hidden in the undergrowth. There, Tree Quarter – the home of all the evergreens – is attacked by a strange and fierce army of tree bugs. Are friendships and family ties strong enough to help the little creatures who live there to survive, and are there any humans who might unwittingly help them to overcome a terrible enemy?
Young and old – especially those of us who love the environment and its many amazing creatures – will enjoy getting to know more about the fragile life in the undergrowth, and perhaps, be reminded of our responsibility to care for our immediate environment, which might be just beyond the garden bench.
- Fiction > Short Stories
- Juvenile Fiction > Nature & the Natural World > Environment
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Maretha, what an awesome achievement. Congratulations! I look forward to reading both of these stories and I wish you the best.
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Thanks Linda, I saw the second one is also appearing now, so I’ll have to activate the draft for it on my other site. I appreciate your popping in. 🌸🌺🌸
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You’re welcome. Again, much success.
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Can’t wait to read this! I like the art, too. Reminded me I have more shorts from a long time ago. Have pull out my tree faires…what a great idea to get us to write shorts:)
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Yes, it’s the strangest things that get me thinking about what happens in the undergrowth and in this story, it really started when a neighbour summarily asked her gardener to chop out a young pine tree which started dying off on one side. I wonder if you would ever consider writing with me to put out a complete collection of GARDEN SECRETS”? 💐
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That’s an interesting idea Maretha ) My Tree Faires is above saving the forest. I will email you when I get home!
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I’m so excited, DL! Looking forward to reading more about your fairies! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
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Congratulations, Maretha! That’s wonderful! I’m sure both stories are fascinating. I look forward to reading them.😊💕
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Thank you so much, Vashti. I really liked doing the Evergreens and truth be told, I had to curb my thoughts not to let it go beyond 4,000 words! 💐
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Then maybe there should be another book. 😉 xx
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Thanks Vashti! I’ll have to wait for more inspiration, though!
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