About hdh
I have been telling stories for over 40 years and writing forever. I am a retired teacher and storyteller. I hope to expand upon my repertoire and use this blog as a place to do writing. The main purpose is to give me and others that choose to comment, a space in which to play with issues that deal with storytelling, storytelling ideas, storytelling in education, reactions to events, and just plain fun stories. I explore some of my own writing throughout, from character analysis, to fictional, to poetry, and personal stories. I go wherever my muse sends me. Enjoy!
The writing prompt for this piece was “Hot, Hot, Hot.’ I chose Climate change as my direction, looking back from the future. Blast from the Past “I found it! I found it!” That’s all Charles said, over and over. His … Continue reading →
The writing prompt for this piece was Luck, Destiny, or Second Chances. The book referred to in this piece is my favorite book of all time, both for adults and children. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend you … Continue reading →
This week’s writing prompts were picture driven. The Story Spark was: Male Energy. It began with a comment by novelist Ann Tyler during an interview with Robert Costa on “CBS Sunday Morning” on 5/25/25 “I’ve been looking at men closely … Continue reading →
The writing prompt for this piece was the word Off. Off and On You know if it’s off, you just have to turn it on. Sometimes you have to. I mean, lights, who likes to walk into a … Continue reading →
The story spark was Trees. I took the writing prompt: Scientists have discovered that trees communicate through networks of fungi below the ground. Tell us what you think they are saying to one another. Passing Thoughts “Not again!” the old … Continue reading →
The writing prompt for this piece was the phrase – Make room. Make Room The jobs are scarce, Mine taken away. There was no choice. Make room for me. Their card is green. He said too bad. You don’t belong. … Continue reading →
The story spark was Girl Power. I chose the writing prompt “Her parents named her Harmony .” We had 20 minutes to write. What’s in a Name? Their life was in turmoil. Lack of income made living hard. Add to … Continue reading →
The writing prompt was to pick something from the list of words/phrases that the happiest people have in common, and then write about one of the happiest times in your or a character’s life. I chose the word – Challenge. … Continue reading →
A to Z Blog Challenge 2025 Reflections I have completed my 10th year of the A to Z Blog Challenge, and this one was one of the most intensive ones I’ve attempted. Following the idea that D. B. McNicol used … Continue reading →
This story was written for the 2025 April A to Z Blog Challenge. Twenty-six words, one for each letter of the alphabet, were pre-selected by a random word generator (MacChatGPT) and were included for each section of the appropriate letter … Continue reading →
