Category Archives: Original Stories

These are original fictional stories or parts of stories that I either wrote or am in the process of writing.

Characters – Leonard

Observing and listening to people wherever I go gives me wonderful descriptions for characters in my writing. The characters I will describe in the next few posts come from real people. They could be just one person, but more likely … Continue reading

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Original Story – Part 1 – You’re an Animal

This is an event in my life that I want to create into a telling story. I’ll begin it today and as the days go on I will continue to elaborate on the event. When I am done, I will … Continue reading

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Writing Stories

“With a questioning look on his face, Marty announced…” “John spoke gruffly” Sentences like that might work in a story written for readers. But as a teller of tales, one doesn’t need some of the expressions that can be shown … Continue reading

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Where are those ideas?

I like to write. Most of the writing that I’ve done has been non-fictional. They comprise the 33+ years of teaching I did in the form of journals.

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