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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!Play ball!
Play Ball! I don’t consider myself a great athlete, in fact when I was young, my father shared that opinion of me. He would have told you that he was somewhat disappointed with me in any sport I tried. Little … Continue reading →
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Tagged Expectations, Harvey Heilbrun, Little League
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Be careful what you wish for
Be Careful What You Wish For How would you use wishes if they were given to you? Let’s say that you have been granted 3 wishes you can use them as you will. There are those wishes that are worldly … Continue reading →
A Walk in the Park
A Walk in the Park Sometimes you have to take a break from the reality of this turbulent world and step back, disregard all of your electronic devices and smell the roses. Well in my case not actually smell roses, … Continue reading →
Uh Oh!
Uh Oh! I was in fourth grade. At the time there was no such thing as ADHD or another malady that might or might not have impacted your attention span…SQUIRREL!… Sorry, now where was I, oh yes, fourth grade. I … Continue reading →
Pirate Day!
Pirate Day In honor of “Talk like a pirate” day, my writing muse (better known as I dreamt this) brings to you the tales of three different pirates. ————————– Pirate number 1 – The dreaded Captain Deathstroke. He flies the … Continue reading →
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What’s that tune?
What’s that tune? When I was very young, music was not a very important part of my life. That ended when I reached the age of 7 and someone gave me a harmonica as a present. Harmonicas were cool, all … Continue reading →
the Shadow knows…
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows… It was simply an outdoor basketball game. Three on three. Me, Ben and Joe. The sun was pretty high and shining down on us, we could see … Continue reading →
Characters on a Subway
This piece of writing was given as a prompt for my Writer’s Play workshop group. I was to pick one of these characters and write in the voice of that character. I chose to be all of them. Key to … Continue reading →
Fiddle Faddle
Fiddle Faddle from a Fiddlehead I was a concert violin. I played second fiddle to no one. There wasn’t another string instrument that could match the pitch, the tone, or the purity of the notes that I played. It didn’t … Continue reading →
Remote Control
Remote Control Why is it that everything that we own that has any piece of electronics in it comes with a remote control. Your TV, your VCR, Blu-ray disk, your sound system, your cable box, all have their own remotes. … Continue reading →
