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!
A to Z Blog Challenge 2016: Theme Reveal – Life’s Choices/Life’s Changes Since this is my first attempt at an A to Z blog challenge I decided to go with something that I’m quite familiar with, “Life”. At least my … Continue reading →
I’ve written in the past about audiences and who educates them how to respond to performers and performances (see http://www.hdhstory.net/Storyblog/?p=64). In that piece of writing I referred to different kinds of performances and audiences and their attentiveness and interactions to performers. … Continue reading →
The apartment house that I grew up in the Bronx was situated next to a small local park. The park was simple, some trees and benches in the main part. There was a brook that divided that part from the … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
