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Thursday, May 31, 2012 9:49:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled Box of Blue:
Nadine said, "He put everything he had in that little boxAll that was sweet, all that was her The..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:41:27 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled Loaf of Love:
Nadine said, "The aroma of freshly baked bread is a comforting one. But tonight Miguel Paes felt far from comforted. He wiped his sweaty forehead on his shirt sleeve and pedalled faster. He had been delivering bread across the village for nine long years and not..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:41:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled The Surrender:
Nadine said, "On the shell-encrusted sands, sat a man lost in deep thought. It was a pleasant summer evening, the sky a beautiful shade of blue and the breeze flirty and cool. The man was savouring his last few moments of freedom. It wouldn’t be too long before..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:39:27 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled Tea with Molly:
Nadine said, "Ben Tucker always began his mornings with a trip to the cemetery. He would carry along a foldable chair, a flask of tea, two cups and a jar of whole wheat biscuits. The cemetery was a ten minute drive from his house. At the cemetery, he would head..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:39:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled A Kind of Magic:
Nadine said, "The inside of the top hat was dark and cool, its satiny black lining soft and faintly smelling of clove tobacco. The rabbit stifled a yawn. The act was taking longer and longer every day. Outside, the magician was speaking, his voice booming and..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:37:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled The Fare Well Hotel:
Nadine said, "The old hotel stood precariously atop a cliff. It swayed gently from side to side, the frothy ocean to its right and the city to its left. It was as if it couldn’t decide which way to go. The pistachio-green paint was peeling from its walls and..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:35:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled Audio Stories for Kids:
Nadine said, "Here's a link to Chuck Brown's website which has some great stuff for kids. He was kind enough to narrate three of my stories and he's done a fantastic job with it! Click the links below to listen to them.WindsweptThe Persistent RaincloudThe Music..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:33:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled Which way to Happy?:
Nadine said, "There are paths and there are turns. There are trails and there dead-ends. There are escape routes and there are crossroads. Which way then is the way to happy?Happy is different destinations for different people. For her, it was an ever-transient..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:31:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled Pocket Rainbow:
Nadine said, "There was something glinting in the sand on the beach that day. I picked it up and to my surprise I found that it was a little rainbow. It had all the colours a regular rainbow has, and it brought that same smile to my face that a regular rainbow..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:29:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled Big Blue Balloon:
Nadine said, "Take me away for a trip around the sky, take me away to that palace in the clouds. Let me skip over the sunbeams and soar with the birds, let me feel the wind in my hair as I look down upon the earth; Big Blue Balloon, fly me up and away Big Blue..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:25:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled A Simple Joy:
Nadine said, "The dishevelled little girl peered from behind her father’s leg. The signal had just turned red. Her coal-black eyes scanned the waiting cars. Her father began to dash between the vehicles, a string of beaded necklaces in his hand. “Only 5..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:23:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled Windswept:
Nadine said, "The Copperpod tree was in full bloom. Vibrant and vivacious it swayed gracefully from side to side, sending down a shower of copper yellow petals. “Gosh, you’re beautiful!” exclaimed the other trees. The Copperpod tree stood up straight and..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:17:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled Camel and the Cactus:
Nadine said, "On the thick golden blanket of scorching sand, a thirsty camel roamed. In the distance he spotted a lone cactus. After a small exchange of words, he realized that the cactus was thirsty too. Like the camel, the cactus had exhausted its store of..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:17:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled The Rain Cloud:
Nadine said, "The boy was soaking wet. He was standing in a puddle of water. His clothes hung heavy on his body. Suddenly, a sharp razor-like slither of white light blazed above his head and a gravelly rumbling echoed in his ears. Then came another downpour. He..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:13:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled Final Destination:
Nadine said, "(Soul searching!)Travelling in a capsule, space and time were insignificant entitiesUntil I burst forth, into the unknownA blanket of hope breaking my fallThe baggage I bore, weighed heavyI watched wide-eyed, taking in the new surroundingsAmazed at..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:07:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled I am...:
Nadine said, "I am an expression Significant and unspoken I am an idea Sudden and brightI am a prayer Peaceful yet fervent I am a debate Challenging fate I am a child Curious, yet shy I am a moment Gone in a blink of an eye"
Thursday, May 31, 2012 5:59:26 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled No Ordinary Affair:
Nadine said, "He first laid eyes on her on a sultry, windless night when the world around him seemed still yet brimming with expectation as if something extraordinary were about to happen. He saw her standing there silvered in shimmery pale moonlight, her body..." more
Monday, November 17, 2008 12:04:49 PM
Nadine D'souza made friends with Jon from Children's Book Insider
Friday, October 31, 2008 5:05:07 AM
Nadine D'souza commented on Eric Hammond's Profile:
Nadine said, "Hi Eric,
Thanks for the welcome! I like your work...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015 12:42:20 AM
Nadine D'souza wrote a blog post titled A Million Footprints:
Nadine said, "I wish I could follow themyour million footprints,the ones left in the sandsthe ones embedded in the mossthe ones at the middle of the mountainthe place where you turned aroundI would count them allyour million footprints,they are little breathsthat..." more