Author Archives: hdh

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!

Whiplash!

Posted on August 8, 2017 by hdh

As a writing assignment from a writing workshop I am taking, I had to choose from a list of nonsense words, taken from the book, The Nonsense Show by Eric Carle and write something. Here’s what I wrote: Whiplash When my … Continue reading →

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Spiral of Time

Posted on August 4, 2017 by hdh

  Spiral of Time Time goes on. It’s a spiral, ever focusing on an endpoint that you cannot see. The further you get away from the start, the greater the past seems, ever-widening with history and the story of your … Continue reading →

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It must be magic.

Posted on June 10, 2017 by hdh

Oh, how education has changed. In my youthful days of teaching, there were so many things that we were able to do. We had projects that we involved the kids in that enhanced our curriculum. Some of them took a … Continue reading →

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Grow Up!

Posted on May 13, 2017 by hdh

Grow up! My name was Uncle Itch. I believe that it came about from the fact that my nieces and nephews at a very young age preferred to call me that rather than Uncle H. The name stuck with me … Continue reading →

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A to Z Blog Challenge Reflection 2017

Posted on May 5, 2017 by hdh

       A to Z Blog Challenge – Reflection (What if…?) This is my second year doing the A to Z Blog Challenge. I will admit that this year was harder than last year. Last year’s theme I chose was Life’s … Continue reading →

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Z – Zoom, Zoom

Posted on April 30, 2017 by hdh

What if we could Zoom-in to things with just our eyes? There are times when I’m trying to take a picture of some wildlife that I don’t get the shot because the animal moves away before I can get set-up, … Continue reading →

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Y – To be young again!

Posted on April 29, 2017 by hdh

What if we could stay young? If you go to St. Augustine, Florida you can visit Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth (https://goo.gl/pzgaZ6). The story behind Ponce de Leon’s search for the fountain of youth has never been proven. But … Continue reading →

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X – Need an X-ray? Hold that thought.

Posted on April 28, 2017 by hdh

What if X-rays could also show our emotions and thoughts? We break a bone, bump our head, or have back trouble, and the doctor orders an x-ray. In some cases when answers can’t be found an MRI is also ordered. … Continue reading →

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W – What’s Wrong? Let me check my list.

Posted on April 27, 2017 by hdh

What if all our wrongs were being recorded? There is a folktale that talks about the carrying of our troubles and our blessings on our shoulders (https://goo.gl/N9rMJI). The gist of the story is that we carry these things with us … Continue reading →

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V – Time for an update – Welcome to Version 3.0.

Posted on April 26, 2017 by hdh

What if we are only Version 2.0? I’m a computer user. My personal preference is Apple. I started with an Apple //e running Apple DOS 3.3 (Operating System) which finally upgraded to ProDOS before I moved on to Macintosh computers. … Continue reading →

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