Keeping Up With Kylie

  Brer Fox laughed when he found Brer Rabbit tangled up with Tar-Baby. Brer Fox felt like he was on top of the world.     Brer Rabbit was fooling Brer Fox. “My oh my, did I get you this time Brer fox,” he said. “You’ve been sassy to me and running around this town like you own the place,” said Brer Rabbit. Brer Rabbit was fed up with Brer Fox thinking he owns the town. Tar-Baby heard Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit arguing. He peaked his head up from the pound. Tar-Baby said he was fed up with Brer Fox as well.    Tar-Baby decided to make a plan with Brer Rabbit on how they can teach Brer Fox a lesson. “He does not own this town!” screamed Brer Rabbit. “I am sick of him thinking he can play all of these pranks on us and get away with it,” said Tar-Baby.   “How about we fool Brer Fox by throwing snakes in his home?” asked Brer Rabbit. “Oh, that is a perfect idea,” said Tar-Baby.   Tar-Baby started to grin and move his hands together as if he was screaming toge...

Drabbles: October Fest My girlfriends and I decided to attend October Fest, but I was terrified. Ghosts, goblins, witches, and other scary costumes everywhere. The first thing we did was enter a haunted house. My heart was beating so fast and my hands were covered in sweat. As we entered the haunted house, the first scene was a graveyard. Dead bodies and bones were scattered everywhere. Skeletons would reach out and touch all of us. I started to scream. My eyes were filled with fear. Suddenly, a skeleton hand grabbed my leg and I fell. I could not get up and was trapped.  Two Sentence Story: The Graveyard "The night was smokey and dark. An evil ghost appeared and snatched the rabbits around him." An evil ghost roams this graveyard. The ghost always eats the rabbits around the graveyard whenever visitors come.  Author's Note: I decided to create both my own Drabble and two sentence story because I wanted to test myself on how creative I can be. I don't...

Mr. Fox and the Deceitful Frogs Turtle mocks Brer Fox from down in the water.   Turtle says, “ I-doom-er-ker-kum-mer-ker! I-doom-er-ker-kum-mer-ker!  I-doom-er-ker-kum mer-ker!”   Which translates to Terrapin talk. Turtle kept reapeating, “ I-doom-er-ker-kum-mer-ker!”  as he lays in the bottom of the pond. Yappin’ at Brer Fox in the bubbles. “ I-doom-er-ker-kum-mer-ker!, I-doom-er-ker-kum-mer-ker!,”  says Turtle .    Brer Fox remains silent, he does not reply to Turtle.    Sitting on the bank was Brer Bull-Frog. He heard Brer Terrapin and started to holler back:  Jug-er-rum-kum-dum!  Jug-er-rum-kum-dum! Brer Frog hollered back and said:  Knee-deep!  He repeats:  Knee-deep! Old Brer Bull-Frog hollers back: Don't-you-ber-lieve-'im!  Don't-you-ber-lieve-'im! Brer Terrapin comes up from the bubbles: I-doom-er-ker-kum- mer-ker! Next, Brer Frog sings out:  Wade in!  Wade in! Old Brer Bull-Frog uses his hoarse...

  The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story On a warm, sunny day, Brer Rabbit saw Beer Fox go to work to get some tar. Beer Fix mixed the tar with some turpentine and made it a contraption called "Tar-Baby." Brer Fox took his Tar-Baby and sat her in the bushes by the side of the road.  Brer Rabbit came dancing down the road. He called it the "fox  trot" as he slide and turned down the road. Brer Rabbit was sassy and whimsical. Brer Fox knew he couldn't keep up with Brer Rabbit's dance moves. Brer Rabbit come down closer to Tar-Baby and noticed something strange behind her legs.  Brer Fox, he lay low. While Tar-Baby sat there peacefully.  "Good morning!" Brer Rabbit said. "What a BEUATIFUL day it is Tar-Baby!" Tar-Baby did not say a word, and Brer Fox lays low. Brer Rabbit says, "how is Tar-Baby?" Brer Fox replies, "she ain't got nothing wrong." Brer Rabbit starts to wonder is Tar-Baby is deaf. He howls and screams but Tar-Baby ...

 1. Looking back: Looking back at progress so far this semester, I am not proud of what I have done because I have not completed all of my assignments and my portfolio is not as "creative" as others. I think I have a lot of room for improvement and creativity. I also think I should have been more organized during the week in order to get my assignments completed on time. The class assignments I enjoy most are when I get to read my classmates stories and comment on them. I think these are the most beneficial for me because I get to learn from others whether that is their writing style or creativity, and provide comments for my classmates as well. I think my progress for my blog and portfolio have gone well, however I need to fix some formatting issues.  2. Looking forward: The changes I want to make for the second half of the semester are to be more organized, turning my assignments in on time, and to push myself when doing my reading assignments. I have already improved on my...

Since I just created my comment wall, I will not have comments until next week. However, I received amazing feedback from Professor Gibbs. She informed me to remove my intro page on my website and fix my navigation for my website. As for my blog, she said to not post raw URLs but post a clickable text, as well as doing this for my comment wall. I need to add a title for each of my stories in my storybook and some few other things. This was GREAT feedback I received and I can't wait to fix everything this weekend. Looking forward I obviously want to fix everything I received constructive and great feedback on. I think this feedback will also help me be more successful throughout the rest of the semester so I can stay on track and feel good about my stories and posts. I appreciate all the feedback because it makes me a better student and writer. It also helps me organize my website better and become more creative. I can't wait to fix everything and use the feedback to help me in ...

I would not say I am happy with both my blog or website but my mission and plan this week is to fix the both of them. By fixing them, I mean that I am going to change the layout, re-organize both my project website and blog, and add more extra credit assignments to get caught up on class points. I am satisfied with my writings so far this semester, however, I know I can push myself and be more creative. I consider my biggest accomplishments so far for this class is learning how to write in new ways and writing about topics I have never written about before. My favorite reading so far is the Adam and Eve story. My reading notes are helping me each week for my story because sometimes I forget what exactly happened in stories when I read them so for me personally I think it is always good to take notes on stories I read. New reading stories I have discovered is writing down more of main ideas versus specific characters or small details. I know I have to improve on my organizational skills...

 Kylie Markham's Comment Wall Image Source: Image of my family and I this past summer.  https://sites.google.com/view/kyliemarkhamportfolio/home Above is the link to my portfolio. 

Once upon a time, there was a sun goddess, whom was high of the heavens named  Amaterasu. She was known to sit in the middle of the night weaving a web of Doom. In which, this web of Doom was so big and symbolized the characteristics of joy and dismay. Amaterasu's weaving lead to Izanagi's daughter showing up. She was known for her Lotus-pure blossoms of Love with the flame of a rapturous star. She began to spin and interweave colors that represented important things to her, like life or war.  Thunder and lightening began falling from the sky. The angels were bowling. The Hall of the Gods were sending a message from heaven.  Suddenly, the demon of fire appeared in the mist of the ran. He was called, the Dragon of Hell. Amaterasu was frightened, she left her spinning and weaving. She raged at her brother in fear.  People prayed for a sign of heaven. They knew they needed more good in this world than the devil showing itself through fire and wi...

Urashima, a great tortoise, rose out of the jade-green water of the ocean. A tortoise is a symbol of  long life, which is very holy. Urashima was about to bless commoners who were trapped in the ocean. Earlier that day, four commoners set off from their village north of the Atlantic. They knew that it was going to be a risk sailing in these dangerous waters. They sailed for about four hours until the clouds started to become black and grey. The sun disappeared and ran started to pour down on their tiny boat. The commoners faces were filled with fear, they knew they did not have the equipment or tools to survive a huge storm. They were not prepared for any troubles while sailing. They began to pray and yell out to God. "Lord, please help us, please send us a sign that we are going to be okay. We need a sign of you God, please," yelled the commoners. The sea began to swirl into one big picture. It was so perfect, it was beautiful. The water started to tu...

 The Dragon queen was praised for her beauty, elegance, and grace. Every one in the village idolized her. The Dragon king was very jealous of her. He knew that more people would listen to her and enjoyed her presence more. The Dragon king knew the only way that he would gain the respect and love that his queen does is by getting rid of her, which means he would have to do this secretly.  One day, the king's butler noticed that the king was acting strange. He couldn't figure out why the king kept pacing back and fourth in his chamber. The King kept sweating and grunting in his chamber. The butler finally asked the king, "sir, is everything okay? You seem very stressed and unwell." "Oh! I'm fine butler," replied the king. The butler knew there was a deeper issue. The Dragon king searched high and low for something he could put in the queens drink to poison her. That way, the blame could be put on the chefs or any of the castle's workers. He knew if any...

  Adelphie was broken. She had been traveling all day and night to find Diamantro. She loves him. She had no idea where he has been or where he has disappeared to. Adelphie longs for him, she has had a baby with him and this is her husband. Adelphie asked all the farmers, bakers, and other villagers in their city if anyone has seen Diamantro. Adelphie has spent days on days crying. No sign of Diamantro.   A week has gone by, the sun was about to go down, and walking through the garden was Diamantro. Adelphie was outside feeding the goats and horses when she saw him. She started sprinting towards him but there was a power that did not let her come too close.   Adelphie could not explain the feeling. She was so confused and angry that she could not hug her husband. It felt as if there was a shield blocking her from Diamantro.   Diamantro looked calm and peaceful. He brought his arms up as a sign of peace. Adelphie was in tears, she di...

He called his officer, Kyle. "Bring me my horse lord, it is my time. I must go on. I have been in a deep dark place and I must move on. The time has come, and it is my time to leave," HE said to Kyle.   Kyle knew he had to listen to his master, but he felt the need to disobey. He didn't think getting his horse for him was the right thing to do. But since he is a good officer, he grabbed the horse anyway.   Sierra was an incredible, beautiful, and fast animal. He was strong and has won many battles. Isabella, the kings daughter, stroked Sierra. She didn't want Sierra to leave. She has seen Sierra help her father in so many ways. Sierra and Isabella have developed a relationship unlike anyone else's. She new if Sierra left, her whole world would be shook.   Isabella decided to take matters into her own hands and run away with Sierra. She knew this would make her father angry, but she could not stand the fact that her and Sierra would be separated if she did not do t...

  Siddhartha was born on clear, blue day. The birds chirped and ski glistened. God new he had just made the most perfect human. All the bees and flowers sang, animals danced among the horizon, and the ocean waters were calm. All was good in the world. Siddhartha's mother was smiling so big, it was contagious. Siddhartha grew into a young, beautiful woman. Everyone was amazed by her beauty and grace. One day, she decided to walk through the palace gates. She was infatuated with the landscaping of the palace, the glistening diamonds on some of the buildings, and the vibrant colors that decorated the palace. She was excited, because she knew that going to the palace for the first time ever was going to change her life. The guards let Siddhartha with no hesitation, they knew one day she would be coming. God has told everyone that Siddhartha, the most beautiful lady in all of the land, would come to the palace one day to become queen. Siddhartha h...