Tag: family
member name: James s F.
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February 26, 2006 02:42 PM EST --
The Coffee Monkey - James Fox -
Our old dog passed on a while ago, so we've got a new dog now. By new, I mean new to us. It is a puppy and we are its first owners, but it's . . . more
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June 28, 2006 01:04 AM EDT --
On our first vacation as a married couple Marsha and I headed out to see Yellowstone. We also made a side trip to stop by my grand-aunt's place in Wyoming were I'd spent two summers . . . more
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September 01, 2006 06:27 AM EDT --
There were seven of us boys growing up and over the years we had quite a few pets. Our favorites were probably that old orange stripped tabby cat named Plus and a Weimeraner-lab mix dog named Minus.
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March 15, 2006 12:10 AM EST --
Mixed Signals - James Fox -
My dad was called back into the service during the Korean Conflict. He had phenomenal navigation skills and had flown many different planes . . . more
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June 20, 2008 01:33 AM EDT --
I think we are just now beginning to appreciate what we've lost. The "Greatest Generation" struggled through the Great Depression years and then into the hard fopught years of World . . . more
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August 03, 2008 02:19 PM EDT --
Did Auntie just "preacher seat" into the kiddie's wading pool? Now is the time to grab the notepad and pencil or laptop and start jotting down those memories that will become some . . . more
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May 15, 2007 12:37 PM EDT --
Memorial Day is almost upon us, and summer is just over the horizon! This is the perfect time to dust off the keyboard, or get out pad and pencil and write!
I write true stories, and usually keep . . . more
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April 11, 2006 07:55 PM EDT --
When I was in High School, and spring break rolled around, my dad always asked me which job I was going to try down at his packing plant. Damned if inventory control wasn't always full, as was fork-lift . . . more
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November 22, 2006 09:10 PM EST --
Remember as you head off for the Thanksgiving Day holiday, it is more than a time of gathering with family and dinner with all the fixings. If you write, it is also a time to gather up those stories . . . more
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December 30, 2006 01:17 AM EST --
I need to warn you that each of these stories has been published in Heartland periodicals, so don't expect a lot of violence or sensual imagery. However, if you are in the habit of playing board . . . more
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May 15, 2007 04:53 PM EDT --
I have had some small success in getting a few of my stories republished. Most recently, "The Very Cool Mister Rath" was republished under my original title "Mentor" in the . . . more
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March 27, 2006 11:42 PM EST --
His letter unread,
I found it in his pocket.
It was him or me.
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December 24, 2006 03:01 AM EST --
Publishing the story of a trip to the drive-in horror show with my dad and six brothers came about as the result of writing the story as a gift for a family gathering. But this wasn't my first attempt . . . more
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April 11, 2006 07:05 PM EDT --
When my middle brother, Joe, returned from his Peace Corp stint in Fiji he could out drink us all. The main industry on the island where he taught math and dug latrenes was the brewery. . . . more
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August 28, 2007 01:18 PM EDT --
You write. That means you can tell a story! A funny story like The A-Team Cake, or poignant like Mixed Signals.
Can you tell a true story in 900 words or less? The following stories are short, . . . more
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March 11, 2006 02:02 AM EST --
The Drive In - James Fox -
What began as a story to be read at my dad's 75th birthday became a nostalgic look at a long lost time.
I could see the new mall in my hometown one Saturday, . . . more
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