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These stories are true stories written about actual events that have occurred relating to me.
Weekends…an evolutionary treatise.
Weekends…an evolutionary treatise I’m not sure if you would say that the changes in how you spend your time on weekends are a product of your age and/or maturity, or it is just the way it is. The year was … Continue reading →
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The Stray
The Stray The name is Snow…Thunder Snow. You may recognize me, I’m a cat, white and smooth with patches of dark black like a thunder cloud. People say I might be part Siamese. I live in your neighborhood. I’m a … Continue reading →
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Tagged feral cat, Harvey Heilbrun, Thunder snow
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What you remember…
What you remember My wife and I were talking yesterday about memories. What do we remember? What makes events in our lives memorable? Why is it that I can remember a specific incident that happened when we went out to … Continue reading →
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Tagged 9/11, memories, remembering
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Toigle
Toigle The name’s Toigle. And pronounce it correctly. It’s “toy-gull”. I hate when people get it wrong. It’s not Tiggle or Toyglee; It’s Toigle! And yes I‘m your common ground turtle. But look out, I don’t show myself off like … Continue reading →
Everyday Objects
Everyday Objects I love music. Not just any music, folk music. Not the electric kind, more so the acoustic sounds that are made by both real and inventive instruments. Let me be more specific; strings and rhythm instruments are my … Continue reading →
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The Call of Music
The Call of the Music I am a folk music and storytelling junkie. I love listening to old folk songs and spend most of my driving nowadays listening to stories. I wasn’t always that way. I always liked music and … Continue reading →
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Tagged folk music, Harvey Heilbrun, music, storytelling
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My Magical Weapon
My Magical Weapon It’s hard to think about the magical weapon that I possess. The reason being, that I don’t consider it out of the ordinary, no matter how many times I’ve had to use it. It’s not even secret, … Continue reading →
We’re Free
We’re Free The year was 1961. I was in 5th grade at P.S. 81 in the Bronx. Those were the days where students were tracked based on academic achievement. So the -1 classes were the top students, down to the … Continue reading →
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Tagged favorite teacher, Harvey Heilbrun, memories, school groups, writing
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To be brave…
To Be Brave “There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.” L. Frank Baum I’m a storyteller and musician. Don’t let anyone fool you … Continue reading →
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Tagged Harvey Heilbrun, storytelling
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Command training
Command Training I’ve never owned a dog and have no plans to ever own one. I do admire some dog owners, like my neighbor, who has his dogs well under control, without having had sent their dogs to obedience school. … Continue reading →
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