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These stories are true stories written about actual events that have occurred relating to me.
Time Thoughts
Time Thoughts For those of you that want to know how my mind works when I write, here’s how I wrote this piece: I was in my writing group on Zoom, when the story spark was about to be given … Continue reading →
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A Gift Given
A Gift Given Did you ever have that grandparent, aunt, or uncle that every birthday or holiday event gave you a present that made noise? You know what I mean. It was that toy fire truck, that when you pushed … Continue reading →
Who you are
Who you are Did you ever wonder who you are? I mean, what made you the person that you are. I have been thinking about that over the past few days and here’s what I came up with. Let’s start … Continue reading →
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Holiday Traditions
Holiday Traditions In my family when I was young, there were my parents, my two older sisters, and me. My grandparents had passed away prior to me being born and my half-brother was not to be discovered until I was … Continue reading →
Remember me
Remember Me I had a dream last night. A friend of mine came to visit, quite distraught. His mother had passed away and he did not know how to handle it. I was about to comfort him. I was going … Continue reading →
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A Call to Order
A Call to Order “This meeting is called to order,” the speaker announced. Following the pledge by our members to the UGH, unified good health, our CEO Brain has a few comments to make. As Brain takes the podium, … Continue reading →
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Nothing to worry about
Nothing to worry about It was a quiet day in the neighborhood. I was supposed to meet with my friends Ronald, Dave, and Jude to play stickball outside Jude’s apartment. His apartment overlooked a perfect place for stickball. It is … Continue reading →
Beauty is…
Beauty is… Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I would have to add that it is also in the ear of the beholder. Going to sleep at night to the sound of rain falling by my window as … Continue reading →
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Pick a Door
Pick a Door It was the grand opening of a new museum in New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Self Awareness. It was the first of its kind. I read the brochure describing the museum, but it didn’t make … Continue reading →
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Follow the Cook
Follow the Cook The trouble with some recipes is that they are too hard to follow without visuals. Whenever I am baking something brand new, I want to follow the recipe to the letter, just to make sure that I … Continue reading →
