Tag: orphanage
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September 22, 2007 10:59 PM EDT --
"It's hard for me to learn. There's something wrong with me inside my head. That's what they say to me at the orphanage," I told Mrs. Dryer, the school Principal.
I will never forget . . . more
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July 20, 2007 03:48 PM EDT --
Just received my audio short story CDs in the mail this morning. I have to warn you these are stories about my years of abuse in a Florida Orphanage. However, the language is clean and the stories . . . more
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February 13, 2008 04:52 PM EST --
I must have lost head when I agreed to go shopping with my wife this morning. Am I so retarded and is my brain so small that I have forgotten the never-ending circles she always travels, looking at hundreds . . . more
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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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July 10, 2007 07:35 PM EDT --
"The record before me indicates that you are constantly getting into trouble. What seems to be the problem?" asked the judge.
"I don't know why I get into trouble all the time. I do . . . more
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November 06, 2007 11:50 AM EST --
The CDs of "AMERICAN ORPHAN" (The best stories of Roger Dean Kiser) just arrived this morning and are now available at: http://www.geocities.com/trampolineone/survive/srv080.htm
The sale of . . . 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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July 25, 2007 12:12 PM EDT --
It would take me about 15 minutes to walk from the front office back to Roosevelt Cottage. It was time for me to go and I was in no hurry to leave. I was not sure exactly what it was I was feeling at the . . . more
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June 26, 2008 09:37 PM EDT --
During the triple points ordeal I ask my gather friends to help me raise enough points to get a Home Depot gift card to help my son build a shed for his lawnmower and tools. I was able to get $125.00 . . . more
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October 25, 2007 08:11 PM EDT --
I don't remember us orphans being worried about getting in trouble with God. God was someone you had to deal with after you were dead. We had a long, long time before we were gonna be dead.
As . . . more
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October 17, 2007 08:57 PM EDT --
Needing to get something laminated I headed down to Staples Office Supply. Getting out of my truck I saw a Coca Cola stand set up in front of the store. Written on the side was a hand printed poster which . . . more
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September 12, 2007 05:20 PM EDT --
"What's wrong with you?" I asked Benjamin as I walked into his bedroom at the orphanage.
He said not a word as he lay across his bed. He was crying as loud as he could. I just stood there . . . more
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September 12, 2007 06:06 PM EDT --
On tonight's show we have a return guest. Roger Dean Kiser is the author of
many stories and is a frequent contributor to lots of internet columns. He
has now written a book Called Runaway. He will . . . more
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September 13, 2007 01:59 PM EDT --
I was a little disappointed when I saw the old buildings were now gone that I had known as a young boy. Every one of them replaced with a high-rise. It had been a long time since I had been to . . . more
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July 10, 2007 07:40 PM EDT --
Once again, I sat alone in my bedroom. I had been sent to bed because I refused to eat a plate of boiled okra and eggplant, which we had been given for supper.
Slowly and very carefully, I opened the . . . more
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July 24, 2007 04:01 PM EDT --
"If it is the last thing you do on the face of this earth, you are going to admit to me that you stole that damn dried fruit. Do you hear me Roger Dean?" asked Mrs. Winters, the head matron of . . . more
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November 03, 2007 12:05 PM EDT --
I was a little disappointed when I saw the old buildings were now gone that I had known as a young boy. Every one of them replaced with a high-rise. It had been a long time since I had been to Jacksonville, . . . more
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April 12, 2008 04:41 PM EDT --
If I had to choose just one person who has affected my life more than any other individual, it would have to be Mayme Winters or "Mother Winters," as we called her at the orphanage.
I am not . . . 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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