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Dentists – Who gets to work on me now? Part 2
I had a plan. Having had a successful experience with a dentist, I now knew what pain free dentistry was like. For my next venture to Dr. Guenther I would attempt to teach him about modern dentistry. The plan was … Continue reading →
Dentists – Who gets to work on me now? Part 1
I’ve been with the same dentist for over 30 years. He is now in partnership with his son, so I can anticipate continuing with this practice for many more years. Both dentists are very personable, have a good understanding of … Continue reading →
The refrigerator was locked.
It may be hard to believe, but when I was young, my mother used to lock our refrigerator. It was an old fashioned refrigerator, with one door and handle to open it. Inside there was a freezer part on the … Continue reading →
Keep your eye on that kid!
When I was young my mother used to always take me food shopping. My parents didn’t drive, so we always walked. One place we always shopped was the butcher shop. It was about two and a half blocks from our … Continue reading →
Can you remember a time you tried to cook something and it didn’t turn out?
I love to bake. One of the things that I used to bake a lot was bread. This was before I purchased a mixer with a dough hook and before I purchased a bread machine. No, I loved physically doing … Continue reading →
Personal Stories – Using Story Prompts
Finding ideas to write about in your own personal past is sometimes difficult to do. I’ve listened to a number of tellers, who tell stories about their childhood and their families and events that happened in their lives. I’ve often … Continue reading →
Elements of Story
One of the writing/storytelling activities that I did as a teacher was entitled, “Elements of Story”. The premise of the lesson involved a discussion with the class of elements necessary to make good fictional stories. The elements that we developed … Continue reading →
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Characters – Joseph
Joseph is the consummate analyst. He has spent years studying to be a psychologist with the hopes of getting a job to help fix all of the wrongs in peoples’ lives. For Joseph there is no down time. Any interaction … Continue reading →
What to do?
Growing up in the 50s, unlike today, meant that there weren’t many organized activities to choose from when we had time on our hands. I lived in an apartment building in the Bronx. Adjacent to it was a small park … Continue reading →
A Place to Rest My Head
My family lived in 2-bedroom apartment in the Bronx. Two bedrooms should have been an issue in that there were five of us in the family. My two older sisters got to have the master-bedroom. I guess my parents felt … Continue reading →
