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 2 hours ago. Member since February 3, 2008.
- My mood is
, and quote is "content with life". - I am a 75 year old man (Australia)
- When I'm not writing, I'm Occupied with other hobbies.
- I support the site as a silver member
- I help out as a teacher







- I am in the groups Over The Hill Gang for the 50 plus,
Teachers - I have 479 comments, 1 column, 209 poems, 66 stories, 4 journals
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My Stories
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300 words, 4 comments, July 2. In Life
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A story about a haunted farm and how the ghosts were turned around.
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My Poetry
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- Driving a Bargain at allpoetry
. - O'Flaherty's Goat at allpoetry
. - The Field Mouse at allpoetry
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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
Guest Book
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NinjaClary on May 19wow ur 75?
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JenniferLynn : Another story on February 8So I'm new to the site, and I wrote another story. I was wondering if in your free time you would check it out. It's a totally different story from the last nothing erotic at all. lol thanks

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Elisabeth : CONGRATULATIONS! on November 5, 2008

Well done!
Elisabeth
Director,
Storywrite Academy.
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Elisabeth on July 26, 2008
Hi rbruce,
Bob, here's one for you too!
Welcome to the StoryWrite website!
My username is Elisabeth but most people just call me Lis. Our site is a community of people who all share a common desire to write and hopefully become a published author sometime in the future. It is also a place to sharpen your writing skills and display your creativity while being in a fun environment!
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Elisabeth,
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