Tag Archives: Harvey Heilbrun

A to Z Challenge 2020: X is for Unknown

X is for Unknown     What makes the letter X so important? Think about all the words you know that start with the letter X. Not many are there? I can think of x-ray, xylophone, xenophobia, Xanadu, the element xenon, … Continue reading

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A to Z Challenge 2020: W is for Weather

W is for Weather According to the Whether Man, from the book The Phantom Tollbooth, “It’s more important to know whether there will be weather, than what the weather will be.” Never a truer word was spoken. We live in … Continue reading

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The Risktaker

The Risktaker They say that curiosity killed the cat. Well, that should have been true in the case of Corey. Corey was a risktaker. He paid no attention to rules and his own safety. So when he received the package … Continue reading

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A to Z Challenge 2020: V is for Virtual Reality

Sometimes I have trouble coming up with ideas. What the letter V stands for in my alphabet book is a perfect example…This entry was published on my blog on November 9, 2019, though the title has changed. It seemed to … Continue reading

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A to Z Challenge 2020 – U is for Untold Stories

U is for Untold Stories There’s a folktale from India that is called “A Story and A Song”. It tells about a wife that has a story and a song inside her and never shares them with anyone. Feeling trapped … Continue reading

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A to Z Challenge 2020: T is for Teaching

  T is for Teaching It was early one morning when the radio did blast  First day of teaching had arrived; I had to move quite fast For the hour that was mentioned by the broadcaster that day Said that … Continue reading

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A to Z Challenge 2020 – A Birthday Present (unabridged)

A to Z Challenge 2020 – A Birthday Present B is for Birthday It was Barry’s birthday. He was turning 13. He was ready for all the new things he would be allowed to do. But first, there was the … Continue reading

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A to Z Challenge 2020: S is for Surprise

This is a continuation of B is for Birthday. It was followed by F is for Follow, H is for Hunted, K is for King, M is for Mistake, Q is for Queen, and R is for Rescue. You may … Continue reading

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A to Z Challenge 2020: R is for Rescue

This is a continuation of B is for Birthday. It was followed by F is for Follow, H is for Hunted, K is for King, M is for Mistake, and Q is for Queen. You may want to read them … Continue reading

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A to Z Challenge 2020: Q is for Queen

This is a continuation of B is for Birthday. It was followed by F is for Follow, H is for Hunted, K is for King, and M is for Mistake. You may want to read them first if you haven’t … Continue reading

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