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 – Alvin

From the look on Alvin’s face, you know that he is not there. It’s that vacant stare, the look of far awayness. Somewhere out there on some other dimensional plane, Alvin is in deep thought, unraveling the mysteries of the … Continue reading

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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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