Tuesday, June 17, 2008

My Journal at "More Stories"

I am proud to announce that Dave Griffin has set up a journal for all of my stories on the Windswept Press, More Stories Page. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to compile everything in one place with a wonderful pdf file, double column format.

If you read all of my stories that have been accepted and placed on Dave's forum, you will see that, as in most endeavors, the older stories need improvement and with each entry, I learn a little more about writing style, and other fine points of short story composition.

I simply write because I have had an eventful, and full life. My experiences have been many, and varied. Many wonderful people have crossed my path on the road of life, and my parents have been the most wonderful of all. I have many happy memories of growing up in our household, and the security of having stable and caring parents.

My mom is gone now, but Dad is still with us. I try to see him as much as I can, and to care for his needs as he cared for mine.

I am 63 years old, and that is not by any means too old to enjoy life's pleasures, but that 60 year mark for some reason, made me very aware of my mortality, and the necessity to live for today and the distinct reality, that we are not guaranteed a tomorrow.

As I reflect on a life that has had it's ups and downs, I find that I have reconciled my mistakes with my creator, I have made amends to most of those that I have hurt over the years, and I simply try to make my experiences something that others can learn from.

God has been good to me, and I have three terrific sons. God also brought me a wonderful soul mate. She didn't come into my life until I was 50 years old, but she has been a blessing and a pleasure to love and spend the last 14 years with. She is the light that shines into the window of my life, and wakes me with a smile on my face each morning.

This blog format is not real conducive to short story writing, as the single column format requires scrolling forever to read anything of length. I am linking to my journal page whenever I write a new story, and I will use this blog to address daily issues of interest in my life, and to "blog and bitch". LOL.

Thank you all for reading my stories. I enjoy writing them, and will continue to put my fingers to the keyboard whenever I feel the urge to reflect and share a story from the past. I am blessed to have Dave as a friend, and to have his writer's forum to submit my stories to. Thanks again Dave.

My Journal is at http://www.windsweptpress.com/morstor.htm

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Dick,

This is great to read - it's never too late to begin writing, never too late to realize that life is short, and never too late to find the love of your life! I'll be 45 this year, and it happened to me - along with several other very wonderful things, including retirement from the Air Force and a great new career.

I wish you the best with your stories! If you're looking for some information to help improve your writing, stop by my website any time - you'd be most welcome!

Take care,

Dave

Dave Griffin said...

Dick,
Here's a more direct link to your web page on More Stories!

http://www.windsweptpress.com/beaver.htm