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!
As I age I find myself torn between where I see myself going in the future, all of the new things that I hope to experience, all of the new thoughts I hope to have, all of the new adventures … Continue reading →
To Protect and Serve – It’s For the Birds! We recently were visiting my daughter-in-law’s parent’s farm. They have become good friends and we always visit and stay over when we are visiting our son and his wife. This farm … Continue reading →
In today’s writing group, one of the suggested prompts was, “Name an animal that you most identify with.” which is the one I chose. I debated whether it should be a squirrel or bird or … well, you’ll see that … Continue reading →
Reflection of A to Z Challenge 2016 I have completed the 2016 A to Z Blog Challenge and I have to say it was fun. Choosing the theme I had, Life’s Choices/Life’s Changes, made it somewhat easier for me since … Continue reading →
Zoom in, Zoom out Problem solving is an important part of life. Each time we are presented with a problem, the first decision to be made is, Do we want to solve the problem or not? We need to come … Continue reading →
Could you repeat that? I have a very active mind. This probably explains the highly detailed dreams I have. If I could write down the scripts for all of the dreams I have, I would have a fascinating TV show. … Continue reading →
Xanadu I can’t remember the word game that Christina, my wife, and I were playing when we started having a discussion of words that are known that are not in the dictionary. The word that Christina highlighted in this discussion … Continue reading →
What do you want to be when you grow up? When I was about 7 years old, I made a card for my mother for Mother’s Day. Unlike nowadays where teachers have their students create all of these elaborate cards … Continue reading →
Voices – Are you making fun of me? I grew up with an ear for music. I could hear a tune and then figure out the notes on the piano in our house. I even taught myself how to play … Continue reading →
Unity – Together as one There’s an Aesop fable of a dying old man who wants his 3 sons to take over for him at his death. The three sons always quarreled and never agreed. The old man was concerned … Continue reading →
