Tag: roger
group name: blurbs
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June 15, 2008 01:56 PM EDT --
There was a time when I had accomplished everything an uneducated man could possibly accomplish. I had a home, automobiles, a swimming pool and everything was paid for. Even then my life was a bit nerve . . . more
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June 14, 2008 11:17 PM EDT --
"Dean Kiser, you thrown that damn writing paper in the garbage can and get you dumb seven year old little ass up to your bedroom, RIGHT NOW!"
Matron Mother Winters
Head Matron
Children's . . . more
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June 15, 2008 10:04 AM EDT --
Til Death Do Us Part
Between the ages of six and fifteen, I had witnessed two murders, possibly three. I had seen at least ten dead bodies lying in the street, all while living on the streets, and . . . more
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June 30, 2008 08:18 AM EDT --
Though I have authored some fifteen books (in seven countries) and written more than 1,500 short stories, rarely do I read books. Some years back, I found that reading another author's work caused . . . more
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June 10, 2008 01:57 AM EDT --
Books can be a perfect gift for the graduate....here are some from our shelves. I have starred my favorites.
Inspirational and Philosophical Titles
A Short Guide to a Happy . . . more
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March 24, 2008 04:07 PM EDT --
In everyone's life, if they are lucky, someone comes along and adds something very special to their existence.
However, in my case I was so stupid and immature at that time in my life, I did not . . . more
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April 07, 2008 08:26 PM EDT --
DNA Does Not Describe The Mind
A human being is built according to the structure in their DNA. Though DNA can encode a lot of information, human DNA does not attempt to describe what goes . . . more
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June 26, 2008 09:37 PM EDT --
During the triple points ordeal I ask my gather friends to help me raise enough points to get a Home Depot gift card to help my son build a shed for his lawnmower and tools. I was able to get $125.00 . . . more
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April 12, 2008 04:41 PM EDT --
If I had to choose just one person who has affected my life more than any other individual, it would have to be Mayme Winters or "Mother Winters," as we called her at the orphanage.
I am not . . . more
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June 05, 2008 10:32 AM EDT --
I realize as responsible adults we must watch what we say, especially when children and grandchildren are in the area.
I am probably one of the most impatient men living on the face of this earth or . . . more
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June 09, 2008 04:46 PM EDT --
As this is the anniversary of my orphan brother Davids death; I thought I would repost this story
"SISSY-BOYS"
As we kids left the dining room at the orphanage, my friend David . . . more
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June 10, 2008 09:17 PM EDT --
My short story titled "THE BULLY" was made into a short film by Edward Asner and producer/director Nicholas Delfino.
It was very unusal to see one work on film. One day just a memory and . . . more
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June 20, 2008 12:23 PM EDT --
I know that everyone who has grandchildren is very proud of them. There is this hope that their offspring will have a happy life and that the world will be a much better place than it was when they were . . . more
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May 27, 2008 10:46 AM EDT --
The memories flood my heart, as I sit in this old rocking chair.
Back and forth I rock, back and forth my mind goes.
We are old, this chair and I. We are very much a matched pair.
The magic has . . . more
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August 16, 2008 01:35 PM EDT --
Well, many of my gather friends suggested that I take ten days to think things over before deciding to close our home child advocate's office. The individual who flagged my article, advising people . . . more
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June 09, 2008 04:54 PM EDT --
THE MOST HONEST MAN I EVER KNEW
Thinking back upon my younger days as a child in the orphanage, then later on to my teenage reform school days, a few jail days, and finally my adult days in prison; . . . more
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July 03, 2008 12:48 PM EDT --
This is a very unusual story. It is one that is very difficult for me to tell. Not only because of the incident itself but trying to tell the story in such a manner that it is not crude or disrespectful. . . . more
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May 01, 2008 07:45 AM EDT --
It was "May Day." All the children from the Spring Park Elementary School had gathered on the school grounds for the May Day Maypole dance.
This dance involves many short flagpoles, with . . . more
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May 25, 2008 04:53 PM EDT --
"You ever put me in that position again and I'll cut your damn throat. Do you understand that young man?" screamed Mother Winters, the head matron of the Children's Home Society, located . . . more
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May 16, 2008 11:33 AM EDT --
The manner in which our country has turned, I can fully understand why many children today are leery of policemen, the court system and those in power and positions of authority.
It is those same negative . . . more
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