I was not born in this place where I live and I grew up in another town, many miles away. My writing springs from a collection of seeds I have gathered and stored during my life of adventure, failure, Joy, success, misery, ecstasy and now, contentment.
- Last seen 3 hours ago. Member since February 3, 2008.
- My mood is
, and quote is "content with life". - I am a 76 year old man (Australia)
- When I'm not writing, I'm Occupied with other hobbies.
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- I am in the groups Over The Hill Gang,
Teachers - I have 759 comments, 1 contest, 1 column, 176 poems, 39 stories, 4 journals
My Stories
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it's September 2009, and the state of New South Wales in Australia is covered in dust, literally. The experts say it is the worst dust storm in nearly seventy years.1
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As a young and impressionable male I had the motor racing fever just the same as all my friends but where i lived there was no circuit so the aim of every petrol head was to go to Mount Panorama Racing circuit at Bathurst, N600 words, 6 comments, August 21
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My Poetry
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My journal entries
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In 1932 Henry Ford made the last 'Lizzie". The following year, I think, he made a lady out of Lizzie by getting rid of the canvas top and detachable side curtains and put wind up windows into an all steel body. My first car was a 'Lizzie', not an 'A Model' , but a 'B' Model. It had four cylinders and an up
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In the 50's motor bikes were the favoured mode of transport. Big ones with 500cc motors at least. Money was, of course, a serious problem. I didn't have any. However that was only a temporary hurdle which was soon jumped. I was offered a 500cc single cylinder Royal Enfield motor bike for the princely sum of t
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As I get closer to my grave I think often of other times in other places. Memory being what it is, I remember the good times best, not the misery and heartbreak that happened along the way. And so it is that we all have the 'Good old days'. As a child I remember the freedom I took for granted and
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Aiman Ahmad on September 22I like your profile
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EssenceCheckMate on September 3Hello. I'm in your class and I was hoping that you would check out some of my poems that I wrote.
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brizz : WOW! on July 26YOU ARE THE GREATEST TEACHER EVER!
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Clary-SeleneGangsta on May 19wow ur 75?

