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group name: writespeak
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June 10, 2008 09:17 PM EDT --
My short story titled "THE BULLY" was made into a short film by Edward Asner and producer/director Nicholas Delfino.
It was very unusal to see one work on film. One day just a memory and . . . more
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June 15, 2008 10:04 AM EDT --
Til Death Do Us Part
Between the ages of six and fifteen, I had witnessed two murders, possibly three. I had seen at least ten dead bodies lying in the street, all while living on the streets, and . . . more
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August 23, 2008 03:34 PM EDT --
I remember very the first time I met him. I couldn't have been 12 years old or so; I really can't remember my exact age.
I was ordered by the Juvenile Judge, Marion Gooding to go with this . . . more
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December 26, 2007 04:25 PM EST --
Television shows have turned into nothing more than a freak show. Tattoos from head to toe, biting the heads off animals to show us how to survive should we ever get stranded. Whatever is disgusting and . . . more
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June 09, 2008 04:46 PM EDT --
As this is the anniversary of my orphan brother Davids death; I thought I would repost this story
"SISSY-BOYS"
As we kids left the dining room at the orphanage, my friend David . . . more
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May 16, 2008 09:48 PM EDT --
As I write my stories and can sometimes look back into my past, occasionally I get a glimpse of what I felt as a little boy. I can see myself clearly as a little boy and remember almost everything that . . . more
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December 21, 2007 11:34 AM EST --
The purpose of this story is to let every organization know that any kindness shown to a child can last a lifetime. When the gift(s) are long gone that kindness lives on and will be passed on to others. . . . more
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June 05, 2008 10:32 AM EDT --
I realize as responsible adults we must watch what we say, especially when children and grandchildren are in the area.
I am probably one of the most impatient men living on the face of this earth or . . . more
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September 15, 2007 02:21 PM EDT --
I am not really sure how I feel about Foster Parents. Most of my life was spent in a Jacksonville, Florida orphanage. I did go to a foster home for about three months, when I was about twelve years old. . . . more
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September 19, 2007 05:13 PM EDT --
I guess I was eight or nine years old when I went to the beach for the very first time.
Living in an orphanage we kids never got to do much of anything, especially any of the fun things that other children . . . more
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May 01, 2008 07:45 AM EDT --
It was "May Day." All the children from the Spring Park Elementary School had gathered on the school grounds for the May Day Maypole dance.
This dance involves many short flagpoles, with . . . more
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July 03, 2008 12:48 PM EDT --
This is a very unusual story. It is one that is very difficult for me to tell. Not only because of the incident itself but trying to tell the story in such a manner that it is not crude or disrespectful. . . . more
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September 09, 2007 01:49 PM EDT --
In the center of the orphanage grounds stood a very large and beautiful oak tree. It appeared to be about a 1,000 years old to me. It was very tall and had large limbs that spread out more than 50 feet . . . more
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October 04, 2007 09:28 PM EDT --
Life in the Children's Home Society Orphanage in Jacksonville, Florida was not an easy life at all. Actually, Army life was, to some extent, much easier than was my life in the orphanage. In the Army; . . . more
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May 25, 2008 04:53 PM EDT --
"You ever put me in that position again and I'll cut your damn throat. Do you understand that young man?" screamed Mother Winters, the head matron of the Children's Home Society, located . . . more
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January 25, 2008 10:12 PM EST --
My wife's "Penny Pooch" children's book arrived today by UPS. I took it down to the restaurant where she works and when she saw it, she broke into tears. She had no idea that I was having . . . more
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September 10, 2007 11:54 AM EDT --
I stood there before him with my head down and my eyes to the floor.
"What seems to be your problem?" he asked.
"Don't know." I said in a low whisper.
"What did he say?" . . . more
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September 16, 2007 12:54 PM EDT --
My book "Runaway-Life on the Streets-The lessons learned" has been placed on Amazon.com.
The first link for the book is from my web site and is for autographed copies only. On that page you . . . more
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September 15, 2007 10:12 AM EDT --
It is strange how one person can listen to a song and feel happiness while there are others who hear that exact same song and feel nothing except sadness. It is a shame that such beautiful music cannot hold . . . more
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September 15, 2007 03:01 PM EDT --
Sometimes it is very difficult for me to write something that will allow the readers of my stories to comprehend a certain point that I am trying to make. I hope this short story makes a very important . . . more
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