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These stories are true stories written about actual events that have occurred relating to me.
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 →
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 →
Remember me
Remember Me I had a dream last night. A friend of mine came to visit, quite distraught. His mother had passed away and he did not know how to handle it. I was about to comfort him. I was going … Continue reading →
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A Call to Order
A Call to Order “This meeting is called to order,” the speaker announced. Following the pledge by our members to the UGH, unified good health, our CEO Brain has a few comments to make. As Brain takes the podium, … Continue reading →
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Nothing to worry about
Nothing to worry about It was a quiet day in the neighborhood. I was supposed to meet with my friends Ronald, Dave, and Jude to play stickball outside Jude’s apartment. His apartment overlooked a perfect place for stickball. It is … Continue reading →
Beauty is…
Beauty is… Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I would have to add that it is also in the ear of the beholder. Going to sleep at night to the sound of rain falling by my window as … Continue reading →
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Pick a Door
Pick a Door It was the grand opening of a new museum in New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Self Awareness. It was the first of its kind. I read the brochure describing the museum, but it didn’t make … Continue reading →
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Follow the Cook
Follow the Cook The trouble with some recipes is that they are too hard to follow without visuals. Whenever I am baking something brand new, I want to follow the recipe to the letter, just to make sure that I … Continue reading →
Park and other things (revised)
The Park and Other Things Original writing 1/11/2016 revised 9/2/2021 The apartment house that I grew up in in the Bronx was situated next to a small local park. The park was simple, with some trees and benches in the … Continue reading →
