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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!College memories
As my son starts college I am reminiscent of my days long ago when I left home to embark on my first year to be on my own at college. I was the only one in my family to leave … Continue reading →
Laughter
This piece of writing was done in a writing workshop. We were given 20 minutes to write. The topic I chose was Hearing – the sound of laughter. It’s been said by many that laughter is a form of healing. … Continue reading →
Homework again?
A recent Board of Education meeting brought up the subject of homework again. This rears its head every 5 to 10 years. Usually there is discussion for a while, mostly complaints: There’s too much homework. Why does my child have … Continue reading →
Steering the Craft – Sentence/Paragraph exercise
This is a continuation of the exercises from the Ursula K. Le Guin’s book, Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew Part one of this assignment was to write a … Continue reading →
Steering the craft
I’m reading the book by Ursula K. LeGuin entitled Steering the Craft. It is a book about story writing. There are a number of exercises in it to try as you read the book. Here is the first exercise: Write … Continue reading →
Unfinished story
You’ve heard of Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony”? Consider this my “Unfinished Story”. What I’ve written is exactly what was going around in my head one night. It was pleading with me to be written down. So I have done that. I’m … Continue reading →
A telling event
I just completed a Halloween storytelling gig. It was a marathon performance. Four – 45 minute shows in one day. Knowing that you are going to be telling for 3 hours you really need to prepare not only the material, … Continue reading →
While you wait. . .Is this really necessary?
Why is it when we go into a waiting room, there always has to be a television blaring? It doesn’t matter whether it’s my car dealership, a doctor’s office, or even my tax accountant; you are always forced to listen … Continue reading →
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Give credit
I recently read an article in the New York Times about plagiarism and how students nowadays are becoming more and more clueless as to what constitutes infringement of other people’s intellectual property. If it is posted on the Internet, it … Continue reading →
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in the beginning…
I started teaching in 1973. For my birthday in 1974 a friend of mine gave me a guitar. I knew some basic chords that I had learned when I was a teenager and this new guitar inspired me to sing … Continue reading →
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Tagged beginnings, storytelling
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