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These stories are true stories written about actual events that have occurred relating to me.
Finding old memories
I’m finding it difficult to write lately. I have lots of ideas that go through my head, but when I want to write them down, I forget what it was I was thinking. Hopefully I’ll come up with a better … Continue reading →
Father’s expectations
When I look though my photo albums of my father, he always seems to be smiling. What amazes me is that is not the image of him that I remember. My father was always very demanding and hard to please. … Continue reading →
Name that tune
When I was 7 years old, my parents bought me my first harmonica. Having had no instruction how to play it, I would just blow into it to get various notes. One day by happenstance I breathed in while playing … Continue reading →
You never know who’s watching!
It’s the nature of a good storyteller/writer to be a good listener and watcher. I don’t mean in the sense of when someone is talking to you that you should focus on what they’re saying, maintain eye contact, become involved … Continue reading →
Carry on!
I look at all of the students going to school nowadays and the heavy backpacks that they carry or wheel and think back to the days when I went to school. I’d like to think that I had something to … Continue reading →
Storytelling success
As a teacher I used storytelling as part of my curriculum. Part of the storytelling experience was telling stories to the students on a regular basis. The other part of the curriculum was getting the students to tell stories. I … Continue reading →
On the computer again?
What is it about a computer that makes it a single activity? At least in the eyes of my family, that is what being on the computer is. Not only is it a single activity, it is considered a form … Continue reading →
Are you listening?
There’s nothing more annoying than having to scream to get someone’s attention. You’re standing outside your house and you want your son/wife/mother/father to come out so that you can pass along some vital piece of information crucial to their survival … Continue reading →
Where do you look?
Think of some situations where someone else is controlling the position of your head. Examples might include sitting in dentist’s chair, having your hair washed at a hair salon, or when a doctor is examining you. Where do you look? … Continue reading →
Remember that song
If I asked you to tell me one song that you remember singing in school when you were young, what would you answer? For me it is the “Remember Your Name And Address” song that I learned when I was … Continue reading →
