This week at the Carrot Ranch, Charli Mills challenged writers to In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about an interlude. It can be a pause between two key moments, the pause between acts in a play, an intermission, or a temporary amusement Go where the prompt leads you!
Instead of wrapping up my story in a post this week, I’ve simply written a response.
The Interlude
It was intended as an interlude filling the gap between childhood and marriage. Hired as governess to a grazier friend of a friend, they relished the possibility she’d meet a wealthy future-husband—plenty of single men in the bush— while she made herself useful. But life doesn’t always comply with one’s plans, especially for another. The grazier’s children were eager students and she taught them well. Soon others came to learn from her tuition. They built a small schoolhouse which filled with willing minds. While suitors were a-plenty, none captured her love for teaching which became her main event.
Thank you for reading. I appreciate your feedback. Please share your thoughts.
Oh, I loved this story! It filled me up. Thanks, Norah. 🙂
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Thank you, Jennie. I love your comment. 💖
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My pleasure, Norah. ❤️
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The joy is when you married what you love – your teaching, you and teaching are inseparable. Great job, Norah! 🙂
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Thank you, Miriam. I’m pleased you enjoyed it.
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I’m glad we share the same passion, Norah.
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As am I, Miriam. It’s great to connect with those of similar mind.
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Exactly, and read each others minds, Norah!
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🙂
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😊 😊 I’ll be on 2 trips for the next 2 weeks.
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Enjoy! 🙂
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🙂
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This was a lovely story and a good ending
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Thank you. I’m pleased you enjoyed it. 🙂
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Sometimes we find our main event in the interlude. I like how your character took charge of her own life and passion, Norah.
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Old school thinking Norah. Do what you love – wrapped up perfectly ❤
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Aw, thanks, Debby. I appreciate your kind words.
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❤
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What a lovely story. I see lots of friends in this one.
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Thanks, Jacqui. Your comment made me smile. I have to admit the story is little bits of many I know or know of. 🙂
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I love how the stopgap became the main event, which you describe so well. It’s not so long ago that it took an extremely brave woman to prioritise her career over marriage. How lucky we are now nowadays to have a bit more choice.
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It is indeed far better to have the choice. Sometimes I am amazed at women of yesteryear. While the stereotype is not always flattering, there were those who broke the mould. My heroine was one of those.
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Indeed. Sadly some still can’t bear to see women taking their authority. Some very nasty politics right now in the UK.
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Yeah. Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse …
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well done; you’ve told a wonderful story in just 99 words, and it had a happy ending!
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Thanks, Jim. Yes, a happy ending. 🙂
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I guess I’m a sucker for happy endings!
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Aren’t we all. 🙂
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Excellent!! She followed her heart.
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She did. Although she didn’t know it was until she tried it.
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Which is often how it goes in life!
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That’s true.
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This is a lovely piece, Norah. I love how you reflect your love of teaching in your writing.
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Thank you, Robbie. I’m pleased it shines through.
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I’d prefer to marry my teaching. 🙂
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Each to their own, I guess. 🙂
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very sweet but often those teachers who go bush end up with local yokels but seldom adapt to the isolation
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Thanks, Kate. I guess it depends on the individual.
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true
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Well done Norah ❤
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Thanks, Pauline. 🙂
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Ha! Love this response and it certainly doesn’t need any wrapping. It says so much just so. Love what you do and do what you love. This is a good old school school story with a lesson or two subtly folded within.
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Thanks so much, D. I’m pleased you enjoyed it. 🙂
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This is wonderful, Norah! I love your writing style here 🙂
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Thank you, Barbara. I appreciate your words. 🙂
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