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Writing About Something From Your Past As a command for an exercise in writing, writing about what you know, can have its perils. Yours might not know very much. You may have a poor memory for details. It is then up to you, the writer, to bring to that artificial environment, the white piece of paper, a degree of excitement and action. You must bring it to life to entertain your audience. You must convey emotion and the “vibes” of living interactions. Below is one of my interpretations, for 03/20/06. The Last Time I Sat on Old Bars Old Bars was gettin’ old. He wasn’t very big, but he was smart, and rawhide tough. When we got him, he was Little Bars, and had stripes on his legs. He’d been a pack horse at one time, scrounging for his feed and keepin’ his rightful place in the string. We’d turned him into a saddle horse for the kids. He didn’t complain. Kind of moseyed along, enjoyed the better eats, and all the kid’s attention. Sparks The most unusual town where I have ever lived is Sparks, Oklahoma. Sparks got its name from its origins. The origin was in work safety laws as they pertained to the railroads. Under the work safety laws, crews were only allowed to work for so many hours. Then a new crew had to take over. The timing of road length and crew changes did not always match the locations of towns. Solution: build some new towns. All over the west, railroads had lots of land, so picking spots was easy. Dawg, Part 3 It would be helpful to read Dawg, Part 1 and Part 2 also on this site, but it is not absolutely necessary. Dawg, had one habit that my Dad enjoyed. He would chase after our car whenever we left the house. Not other cars, just our car. When he got tired, he would go back home and be waiting for us to arrive when we got there. Dawg was fast, tough, and had plenty of endurance. Dawg, Part 2 It would be helpful to read Dawg, Part 1 also on this site, but it is not absolutely necessary. Eventually my dog, Dawg, and I had a big event. He touched me. He touched his nose to my knee and pulled in a big old sniff. That sniff was the real beginning of our relationship. Dawg was, I think, an ex-farm dog. Dawg, Part 1 Dawg, I remember. I’ve had a dozen since, but none taught me the lessons that he did. Maybe that is because he was the first “pet” that was really “mine”. Some people are examples of animal magnetism. I, on the other hand, am an animal magnet. They gravitate in my direction. I am not complaining. Life is infinitely richer with God’s creatures a part of it. Cancers In Our Lives I am a retired person. I’ve been retired for 17 years. This also is an age where I’ve begun to notice that my friends and acquaintances are dropping off this mortal coil at an ever increasing rate. One of the principal causes is cancer. Bully Every school has at least one. Our little country school had it’s as well. Dewhit was ours. Not because we wanted him, but because he lived in our community. Dewhit was known for his sudden outbursts. Dewhit was well on his way toward being our elementary school tough guy, obviously preplanning his stay in the State Pen, a bully, volatile, and the most unfortunate kid in our school - whenever he was there. After A Drought Comes the Rains How to get started in writing…write about what you know. Go back into your own life, remember with clarity. Remember your thoughts and feelings and experiences. This is what writers do. They call upon their own experiences, their feelings, and they use this material to tell stories. Here is one of mine. Just before my senior year I high school, my parents moved to Southern California, into the LA basin area. During the settling in period, they rented a cottage in Lawndale.

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