I am a married man, recently retired. The only writing I did professionally was computer programs and the occasional technical paper or manual. As a boy and young man I read voraciously, but as I was pulled ever deeper into the vortex of technology I found little time for reading, save for a few favorite science fiction writers.
I always enjoyed my job, making it easy for me to fall under its spell, but a few months of detoxification have allowed me to see how much I have missed out on in the past forty years. Whether I have any talent as a writer, whether I can recall the grammar drilled into me by my English-teacher mother, and whether I even have enough operational brain cells remaining to command a decent vocabulary, these are all open questions. Now, at last, I am going to try to explore them.
I always enjoyed my job, making it easy for me to fall under its spell, but a few months of detoxification have allowed me to see how much I have missed out on in the past forty years. Whether I have any talent as a writer, whether I can recall the grammar drilled into me by my English-teacher mother, and whether I even have enough operational brain cells remaining to command a decent vocabulary, these are all open questions. Now, at last, I am going to try to explore them.
- Last seen on Feb 16 3:08 AM. Member since July 15, 2008.
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, and quote is "'Life begins at 70'". - I am a 70 year old man from California (United States)
- When I'm not writing, I'm relaxing, or working with a community theatre group.
- I am in the groups Writing 101
- I have 15 comments, 9 stories
My Stories
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I remember the first time the two of them lay beside me, whispering sweet nothings as they gazed into the ever-changing shapes of light I created for them. I could tell they loved the quiet pictures, as I made the colors shoo
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Charles Wilson was definitely real and definitely alive, of that there can be no doubt.
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Somewhere, far out in space, there is a small sun, so small that the great Hubble telescope would not be able to detect it even if it could
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What is in a name? Perhaps the story of a life.
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DrLaBash : Your Critique of The Stump on September 17, 2008Thank you for your comments. I have looked and I think that your suggestions do add to the flow. I appreciate all comments. This time I agreed with all of yours; that will not always be the case, but I will appreciate even those I do not agree with.
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daftweejimmy : Hello on September 11, 2008Noticed you had viewed one of my pieces, thought it would be courteous to drop by and say hello, ask your opinion of my scribblings and have a look at your out put. Oh, and i hope you are enjoying Storywrite.
