Yearly Archives: 2015

Life…

Posted on November 14, 2015 by hdh

This month’s writer’s prompt in my writing group I chose to use was: Write about a millionaire who suddenly loses his fortune and finds himself without any possessions.  This is different from my usual writing as I delve into fiction. … Continue reading →

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A Day in October

Posted on October 10, 2015 by hdh

In September of 1985  Hurricane Gloria hit Long Island. There was much devastation. I was living in an apartment in Manorville. We lost power, which lasted over a week. I left my home to visit my sister in New Jersey … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on September 12, 2015 by hdh

This piece of writing was done at my writing group on 9/12/15. We had a number of objects to choose from as story starters. I chose an empty Evian water bottle. ———————- What is it about water nowadays that has … Continue reading →

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Let me show, don’t tell me

Posted on July 6, 2015 by hdh

During high school when I studied history, I never got further than World War I, if at all. I certainly do not remember about anything prior to 1900 that I was taught. Now consider today almost 50 years later and … Continue reading →

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Journey

Posted on May 9, 2015 by hdh

Today’s writer’s group story spark was “Life is a journey”. One of the ideas was to write an acrostic poem entitled “JOURNEY” That’s what I chose to do. Following the writing of the acrostic poem, I went further and defined … Continue reading →

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Lover’s Dance

Posted on February 14, 2015 by hdh

A dance of time between two lovers On the dance floor is the woman of my dreams. She twirls and sashays from partner to partner. Only the stage of music separates the players from the dancers. Do I take the … Continue reading →

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Here I sit

Posted on January 10, 2015 by hdh

This piece was written at my writing group today: As I went through my teaching career I took a lot of courses that were required in order to get my Masters degree. Having received my degree there was no requirement … Continue reading →

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