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About hdh
I have been telling stories for over 40 years and writing forever. I am a retired teacher and storyteller. I hope to expand upon my repertoire and use this blog as a place to do writing. The main purpose is to give me and others that choose to comment, a space in which to play with issues that deal with storytelling, storytelling ideas, storytelling in education, reactions to events, and just plain fun stories. I explore some of my own writing throughout, from character analysis, to fictional, to poetry, and personal stories. I go wherever my muse sends me. Enjoy!Just Relax!
Just Relax “Relax!” This was the 5th time she told me to do that. “I’m trying!” I replied. “Yes, you are very trying. But you still have to relax.” I never should have gone to this meditation class with her. … Continue reading →
Social Silence
Social Silence I am a person who spent most of my life interacting with others. My job was to learn and pass on that learning to the people that I worked with. I never realized how much being with people … Continue reading →
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 Knock at the Door
A Knock at the Door It was a cold wintery day. I was sitting down in front of the fire in my comfy chair with a mug of hot cocoa in my hands. Between the wafting smell of the chocolate … Continue reading →
A New Year
A New Year I’m old and tired. It’s been a good life for me, not so much for others. I’ve done a lot of bad things in my life, I know. My main focus was myself. What I could get … Continue reading →
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 →
My Zoom Meeting – part 2
My Zoom Meeting – part 2 Those of you that read my blog, may have read about the Zoom meeting I once had where I was Zoom bombed by multiple me’s from my past: https://www.hdhstory.net/Storyblog/?p=2566 As I stated … Continue reading →
The Gift of Time
The Gift of Time I finally got this stupid machine to work, now where or should I say when will I go with it. Going to the past might be interesting, but you know, that is what history books are … 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 →
