Tag: writing
group name: famiilyhistory
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August 12, 2007 05:18 PM EDT --
They're here on the shelves
where they all belong
They're stacked the on the table
and that seems just wrong
They're piled upon chairs
and even on stairs
We've packed them in boxes . . . more
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June 21, 2006 06:26 PM EDT --
As you look down from the hillside onto the apparent perfection of Malta's Blue Lagoon, you struggle to imagine it in any other condition. Land embraces lagoon like a protective parent. Water shines . . . more
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April 13, 2006 06:40 AM EDT --
Anna Mae Langford Leigh was my maternal grandmother. She was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, on February 15, 1903, in a polygamous Mormon colony. Her father had two wives.
Not such a big deal, considering some . . . more
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August 27, 2006 03:50 AM EDT --
As a child, life was so much simplier. It was at least a mile to the nearest neighbor. Most roads were dirt roads and few people traveled on them. Eveyone knew everyone in the community by first name. . . . more
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April 30, 2006 09:10 PM EDT --
I feel like my life has been lived in cycles of binging and purging. Right now, I am purging. Old family photos, to be exact. I am the repository of photos once in the possession of both of my grandmothers, . . . more
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June 30, 2006 05:12 PM EDT --
This piece was originally written as an exercise (describe a favorite place in under 1500 words) for another would-be writer's group.
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December 27, 2005 07:55 PM EST --
I grew up in a town of about 600 people. My dad wrote at least 30 and maybe as many as 80 or 100 letters to the editor. He told me that a long time back the editor of the paper . . . more
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May 15, 2006 05:03 AM EDT --
When I was four, we went to Sears. You wore seamed stockings, a black dress and a hat with a veil.
All I ever wanted was to try on dresses.
When I was six, I went to kindergarten.
All I ever wanted . . . more
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July 27, 2007 12:15 AM EDT --
I supported Tom and Englebert, Willie and Kris, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn. I was anxious to support Billy Ray Cyrus and Travis Tritt. There's always room in my world for more great music. However, . . . more
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December 03, 2006 10:08 PM EST --
Today was my sister's annual open house; friends, family and business connections all come. A few years back my sister came in contact with our mother's cousin, who lives here in the San Fernando . . . more
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July 02, 2006 08:48 PM EDT --
I became a writer when my thoughts became too personal for a diary. No surprise, since my parents did not believe in privacy for children. And they saw me as a child, even in high school. Instead of acting . . . more
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June 09, 2006 10:16 PM EDT --
Ancestors remembered and rowing with me
Shoved off on a row, blue above, wind increasing, dark clouds moved in and I had to row hard and steady against the wind. Self-fulfilling consternation . . . more
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July 25, 2006 02:49 AM EDT --
The Cookbook
I have "owned" the cookbook for over 36 years now. The title of it is, Meta Given's Encyclopedia of Cooking and my version is the 1952 edition. My mother had two cookbooks . . . more
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January 11, 2006 11:29 AM EST --
I am writing today because I must....I have other thing to do....There's quite a looooong list.....Oh well, I must write, just because. I do have a schedule....a job....and a life....but . . . more
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June 17, 2007 11:23 AM EDT --
To those who hoped I would accept a Member Editor position in the Writing Essential, I hope you will understand my reasons for declining the offer. I did not make this decision without weighing the pros . . . more
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April 21, 2006 12:05 AM EDT --
On February 7, 1962 and continuing, President John F. Kennedy announced a trade embargo against Cuban exports into the U.S., making it the longest continuous trade embargo in modern times. . . . more
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April 16, 2006 08:06 PM EDT --
A thought provoking essay I found in an old newspaper. Here it is; ENJOY!
Happiness Isn't Money
Have you ever noticed how love is slowly fading out of the picture? Our . . . more
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April 07, 2006 10:09 AM EDT --
Me In Your Eyes
("Me In Your Eyes" was originally written in the mid-80s under the title "Fourth of July". I enjoyed playing it with my friends Ted Yoder and Burle. . . . more
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July 17, 2007 06:38 PM EDT --
Yesterday morning I rose at 5 a.m. in search of the sunrise. In all these days, I had not really seen her up close; we live in a 'thickly settled' neighborhood where the houses are closer than . . . more
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October 29, 2006 10:28 PM EST --
What a different world it must have been in 1937.
My Great Grandfather was a Pennsylvania Railroad Conductor. He worked for the Railroad for 49 years. First as a Brakeman, later as a Conductor. . . . more
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