Tag: Writing
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Toil and Trouble
I was raised by a clean freak. She was focused on a clean house. I’m not sure if that is how she decided she needed to show her love, or if she just liked a spotless home, but when I was four and I wanted to feel close to her, I would help her dry…
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Death of the Golden Boy
When I was in fifth grade, I wrote my first story. It was about a kid whose parents were divorced and his dad was on safari. For his birthday, a great big wooden crate came from his father, and within, he found a purple hippopotamus. I showed this story to my teacher and it all…
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Stonage Prologue (Rough Draft)
The ground rumbled with the ferocity of its passing. The animals and men of the Forest of the First Tree fled as it drew near. The massive beast crushed bushes and tipped small trees as it passed, and around the world, immortals took notice. The horse was once again on the move. As it drew…
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What God Gave You
I remember clear as day the words that came from my fifth grade teacher’s mouth after he told me to write my first short story. The idea had never occurred to me before. I had been a storyteller since I could talk, but I thought I needed some special permission to write a book. Never…
Jesse Teller 