Posts Tagged story
May 5, 2013 at 1:08 pm · Filed under Family, Mostly true, Some truth to it, Stories ·Tagged children, family, fear, flashlight, funny, holding the flashlight, humor, old man, old truck, story
There were times I literally lived in fear of my dad. At the time, it wasn’t fun, and it darn sure wasn’t funny, but now, looking back, some of the things that took place were a bit humorous in a terrifying sort of way. This is one of them: Read the rest of this entry »
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May 4, 2013 at 6:06 pm · Filed under Poems, Weird stuff ·Tagged author, Charles L. Mashburn, http://gooseberrygoespoetic.blogspot.com/, life, story, werewolves, wolf and moon, wolves, writer
This is part three of the four part series of poems I call Changed. Kinks to the other three and my other wolf poems are at the bottom of the page. Posting thi to dVerse this afternoon for the Poetics: The Creatures Of Mythology, Folklore and Fairy Tales feature Read the rest of this entry »
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April 16, 2013 at 8:32 am · Filed under Bad Stuff, Good stuff, Mostly fiction, Poems, Some truth to it ·Tagged family, love, Peace, poem, rainbow in the dark, rainbows, story
I posted a story version of this on Saturday, but here’s the original poem—one of many I’ve written for Sherry. She’s been my inspiration and number one fan for 18 wonderful years. I’m a lucky, lucky man! Read the rest of this entry »
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April 13, 2013 at 7:14 am · Filed under Bad Stuff, Good stuff, Mostly fiction, Some truth to it, Stories ·Tagged family, fear, love, Peace, Shelter, storms, story, the angry storm, torndoes
The wind roared as black clouds raced in, and we ran—your hand holding tight to mine—toward the shelter door in the backyard. I was not afraid, because… I was with you, and that is all that matters. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 11, 2013 at 11:06 am · Filed under Crazy stuff, fun stuff, Mostly true, Stories ·Tagged convenience store, funny, humor, laughter, service station, slow leak, story, tires
Sometimes the strangest things pop into my mind. This morning—from where it came, I can’t say—I thought of the old pumps we used to use to air up our bicycle tires, basketballs, footballs, and the like. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 30, 2013 at 10:05 am · Filed under Mostly true, Random Thoughts, Stories ·Tagged Charles L. Mashburn, dieting, losing weight, quitting tobacco, skin in the game, story, writer
I used smokeless tobacco for many years, and probably quit and started again fifteen times before finally putting it down for good. I’ve battled my weight most of my life too, but I think I’ve finally won the battle of the bulge. An unforeseen side effect has reared its ugly head, however; I’ve got too much skin in the game! Read the rest of this entry »
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January 15, 2013 at 9:09 am · Filed under Family, Good stuff, Poems ·Tagged celtic woman, Charles L. Mashburn, mother, poetry, she raised me up, story, writer, you raise me up
I was riding my exercise bike this morning, listening to one of my favorite CDs, and just looking around the room. My eyes fell upon a copy of my book, Be Still, and I gazed at it, thinking what a wonderful picture of Mom it is that adorns the cover of the book. As the song, You Raise Me Up (Celtic Woman), began to play, all sorts of thoughts rushed through my mind, and the following poem was written shortly thereafter. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 31, 2012 at 6:04 pm · Filed under Crazy stuff, Dark Side, Mostly fiction, Poems ·Tagged Charles L. Mashburn, fiction, horror, poetry, story, writer
This poem was originally a rather long short story, which I whittled down to just under 500 words for a contest last year. I came across it again this morning and decided to turn it into a poem. It’s rather long for a poem, but give it a read if you’ve got the time. I think you will find it to be quite entertaining.
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December 2, 2012 at 4:09 pm · Filed under Family, Mostly true, Stories ·Tagged Charles L. Mashburn, childhood memories, family, good old days, http://kellieelmore.com/2012/03/30/fwf-your-one-amazing-summer/, just an old boat, lake, story, uncle marvin, water skiing, writer
I wrote this in story form a few years ago, but it fits this week’s dVerse Poet Pub’s “Poetics” prompt, so I poeticized it this morning. The dVerse prompt was titled “Missing You”, and if there’s one thing I miss more than any other, it’s the good old days and those fun times with my aunts, uncles, cousins, and the rest of my extended family. We’re scattered all over the country these days, and it just don’t seem right. Read the rest of this entry »
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