Category Archives: Personal Stories

These stories are true stories written about actual events that have occurred relating to me.

What’s Past, Not Passed

The Story Spark for this piece was Family History. I took the prompt: “Choose an event from your family’s history and write an alternative ending to it.”    What’s past not passed Other than my parents and their siblings, I … Continue reading

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Community

This week’s writing prompt was – Community.  Community Everyone belongs to a community. Most of us belong to several communities. What communities do you belong to? Thinking about the communities you belong to: Is your community one that strives to … Continue reading

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These Games They are a Changin’

The writing prompt for this piece was “Fun and Games”-we had no time limit to write it. These Games They are a Changin’ I grew up in the Bronx at a time when there were fewer restrictions on safety. We … Continue reading

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Sign on the Dotted Line

The writing prompt was Things that we’ve lost to Technology Sign on the Dotted Line When I was young, everyone was taught how to write in print and cursive. These skills were crucial to our lives moving on. As part … Continue reading

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Legacy

The writing prompt was “Legacy.” Here are my thoughts. What are yours? Legacy On the last Sunday in October this year, while visiting family in Fairfax, Virginia, I attended the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fairfax. I was impressed by the … Continue reading

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Stolen Goods

Stolen Goods How could they say that I stole it? I didn’t even know that she had it. There, I was invited, with no pretense, only planning to get a few drinks, maybe a bit of food and conversation, and … Continue reading

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Excuses, Excuses

The writing prompt for this piece was “Excuses,” and that is precisely what I wrote about. Excuses, Excuses I’m sure all of you have been in a position where, for one reason or another, the adult or child you are … Continue reading

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Where do dreams go?

The Story Spark this week was something similar to a Mad Lib with no directions on what type of word to put in the blanks. We were to pick one of the phrases within the Story Spark as our writing … Continue reading

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A Choice I Made

This week’s story is about a choice I made when I was five years old. It is a piece I wrote and performed on September 16, 2007, where I recorded it. The theme for that event was – Life Lessons. … Continue reading

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Spaced Out(ed)

Spaced Out(ed) “Space, the final frontier…to boldly go where no one has gone before.” – Gene Roddenberry I know what Roddenberry was talking about, being an avid Star Trek fan. But for me, you need more than boldness to conquer … Continue reading

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