Tag: writing
group name: childhoodstories
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February 13, 2008 01:20 PM EST --
For some reason, today I was remembering the first time I ever received a Valentine. I'm not talking about Valentines such as the ones we all made for our classmates in school. . . . more
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May 07, 2008 05:39 PM EDT --
I don't have the luxury that some do. My mommy memories are just that. Memories of a woman I called "Mommy." I never grew to "Mom" or the wonderfully patient . . . more
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August 08, 2007 09:46 AM EDT --
Written March 4, 2004
My mother’s mother (Nana) came to live with us when my father went to jail. I was seven. Nana had a house back in Peabody, but no means of support. Mum thought she could use . . . more
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September 13, 2006 10:13 AM EDT --
As some of you may know I have taken in a stray 17 year old. Her mom died a couple of years ago and she has drifted from her father's house to friend after friend and finally to living in her car. . . . more
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May 13, 2006 05:57 PM EDT --
Being a believer in the cosmic balance of the universe, I have come to the conclusion that someday, somewhere on this planet, there will be... a Museum of Embarrassing Purchases. I hope someday to be regaled . . . more
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March 05, 2007 09:20 PM EST --
This poem was written by my granddaughter when she was in the ninth grade. She is now graduating from high school.
Wandering through a dark, eerie passage,
Pondering my whereabouts. . . . more
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November 28, 2006 10:29 PM EST --
Do you remember when you were much younger and your parents would always say something to you, which was never true. Just to make you thing you did something wrong. heres an example.
You know how . . . more
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May 15, 2006 11:48 PM EDT --
Here are some ideas to jump-start your writing!
1) Write an arguement between two characters that begins in bed.
2) Tell the story of a job interview that goes badly. The more your characters . . . more
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April 27, 2006 05:05 PM EDT --
Martha Jette wrote an article about being a grandmother and it got me to thinking about my daughter Beth who is 17. Can I imagine her having a child right now? When I was her age she was already 5 months . . . more
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May 13, 2006 09:42 AM EDT --
Dear Mom,
Since I was a little girl, you have always been there for me. When I was small, you bandaged scraped knees and kissed away tears. As I grew into a young woman, you gave wise words of advice . . . more
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April 30, 2006 04:54 AM EDT --
Carol suggested that I post this here. It took me a while to figure out how to do it. Thanks for the heads up Carol. : )
My daughter and I have a weakness for Broadway. I love everything about . . . 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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June 07, 2007 07:17 PM EDT --
This is a true story I wrote for Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul. As with many Chicken Soup stories, I still own the rights and am free to reprint the story elsewhere.
A Tale of . . . more
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May 01, 2006 09:42 PM EDT --
My brother and I are barely more than a year apart, with a much older sister and a much younger brother. We were raised as twins for the most part. We had matching clothes, we got our trikes the same year . . . more
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November 15, 2007 12:36 PM EST --
I cried when I read this book "BRINGING ASHA HOME". It's a perfect gift for so many people this holiday season, specially to friends who have adopted children from overseas and to . . . more
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September 21, 2007 03:55 AM EDT --
My Grandmother lived four houses down from mine and she would always help me with some ideas. On one hot boring day I gathered the girls around...." Listen up! There is Mrs. Kay . . . 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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December 13, 2007 09:18 AM EST --
Greetings, Gather writers, and welcome to Gather's Thursday Writing Essentials. Today's feature is "A Vintage Holiday." Whether we look back at the . . . more
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September 13, 2007 08:42 AM EDT --
This article has been written for Thursday Writing Essentials where the prompt provided by Rose Williams was chocolate. I am purely a vanilla person, but the word ‘chocolate’ did . . . more
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December 27, 2007 09:54 PM EST --
Welcome all Memoir members and anyone who should find this essay.
For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.
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