STORYTIME TAPESTRY

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Aug 29, 2005? 

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We are announcing yet another to writer/poet for our team of talents artists.?  Ally, or Sekotan is writer #240 for Storytime Tapestry. Please email her and tell her how much you enjoy her work.

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Now on to the good stuff..........

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Today's Queue Stories
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The Car Show

Sharon Bryant

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Recently I attended a car show.?  I was browsing around with my husband when I spotted an old black and white '54 Ford.?  WOW!

The same make, year and color my mom had.?  The same car I drove on Senior skip day back in '64.?  I stood as memories flooded my brain of all the good times in that old car mom had.?  The days when I didn't mind driving to the store for a gallon of milk, just to get to use the car.?  You were "the big wig" in those days if you could use the family car!

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Another vehicle stood out, an old '57 Star Chief Pontiac Station Wagon.?  Dad drove one and it was the first vehicle I learned to drive.?  When I saw the "hummers" come out on the market, it reminded me of how big that old station wagon was.

I remember when dad handed me the keys in '64 and said, "Keep gas and oil in it and it's yours for as long as it runs."?  I dragged in that old wagon down

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We kept walking around the car show when another car caught my attention.?  A '59 Buick, gray and white.?  Boy, that one really brought back the memories.?  My boyfriend in '65 drove one and that's the one the bear tried to roll over when I was alone in the car one night at the old cabin in northern Michigan.?  The car had a flat and my boyfriend (who later became my husband) went for help in the dark night and I refused to walk in the wooded area at night.?  Too many hoots and hollers for me to listen to and not be able to see.

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Then there in front of me was an old Ford Falcon, the vehicle we had in driver's training.?  I laughed when I remembered one day while we were taking our road lessons.?  One student? was driving with our instructor in the front seat, two of us were in the back seat waiting our turn.?  I still remember the girl's name.....Joanne.?  And to this day I can't figure out how she ended up in a corn field with us hanging on for dear life in the back seat.?  The instructor almost had a heart attack when she missed the road and ran us into that corn field.?  Gee, I wonder if she ever learned how to drive........

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Another car caught my attention, an old '59 T-Bird, another one of mom's old car.?  Everyone liked T-Bird's in those days, but I always felt they never had enough leg room.?  Of course, mom was much shorter than I was, so for her, it worked.?  I laughed when I recalled the day the windshield wipers wouldn't turn off.?  I was riding with her, the day was hot and sunny and we were at a red light and the wipers kept going back and forth, back and forth.?  A guy next to us yelled out, "Hey Lady, it's not raining, turn your wipers off."?  The look mom gave him still makes me laugh.? 

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How many times in those old vehicles I spent part of my youth, I can't recall.?  In the '54 Ford, one night I was out with my boyfriend.?  We had stopped at McDonald's and got a cheeseburger, drink and fries.?  We parked in a grassy area that neither one of us was familiar with.?  Suddenly we heard a train whistle.?  It got louder and I knew we were real close to the tracks.?  I jumped out of the car, as did he, and the train whizzed by, just six feet from where we were parked.?  Of course I couldn't tell anyone about that night, dad would have grounded me for a month!

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I really enjoyed the car show.?  Not only was it nice to see the vehicles of long ago, but the memories they brought back was priceless.?  Those were the days when cars were made of metal, not plastic.?  You could run through a corn field and do no damage to the car.?  Today you hit a pothole and your bumper falls off!

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Sharon Bryant

1946 @bellsouth.net

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About Me:

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? I am Sharon Bryant,? 59 years old and reside in Alabama.

I lost my child in 1977 when he was five and I write
articles on bereavement often.

I am a chocolate/candy maker and also a wood crafter and knitter.

I am married to a wonderful man, and have two remaining children, a daughter 25,
Amy, and a second son, Randy, age 22.

My main goal in life is to help those who
have lost a child. My website is: www.angelsremembered.tk

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WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO WRITE?

By: Joseph J. Mazzella

? ? ? ?  In the hallway of my son and daughter??™s high school there is a poster that says: "You are the Author of your own Life Story." This very wise and very true saying made me think of my own life. I have had more rough drafts and editing sessions than I can count, but I think that I am finally writing the story of my life that I always wanted to write. It is a definite best seller when it comes to my soul and that is the only audience any of us should care about.

? ? ? ?  What kind of story are you going to write? What kind of story are you writing now? Is it a comedy of mistakes and problems that makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time? Is it a tragedy of pain and suffering that you would rather not write at all? Is it a horror story that scares you with every page you turn? Is it a mystery that keeps you guessing what will happen next? Is it a romance that leaves you wishing for a happily ever after ending, but realizing that real life is full of ups and downs? Is it a life affirming triumph of God??™s love over the troubles in this world that uplifts the heart and soul with every word?

? ? ? ?  Whatever you choose to write know that you can edit it or rewrite it daily. May I suggest, however, that whatever you write you make it a love story. I am not talking about a typical love story either. I am talking about a love of life story. I am talking about a love of learning and growth story. I am talking about a love of nature, animals, music, and books story. I am talking about a love of laughter, joy, and delight story. Most of all I am talking about a love of yourself, others, and God story. Any story with that much love is bound to be a great read, full of humor, excitement, wisdom, fun, and joy that will touch the heart, mind, and soul. May you write a great story then. May you write a story so good that you never want to put the book down. May you write a story that doesn??™t just end with this life, but goes on to the next.

Joseph J. Mazzella
joecool @ wirefire.com

Joe lives in West Virginia with his wife

and three children. Various dogs and cats

have adopted Joe and his family for their

own. Joe enjoys his family, beauty, love

and hearing from his email friends. Joe

likes to take the time to smell the

roses and enjoy the beauty around him

as he goes about his daily life.? 

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As My life Evolves

Norma Liles

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Looking? back over the years, I see such a change in the way that I look at situations than the way that I used to.?  I guess this comes from looking at all aspects instead of just straight forward.?  In any case, to my notion, this is a more fair assessment of the facts.

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It is not our job to be judgmental but if we are to be truthful, isn't there a thread of this trait in all of us whether we wish to admit or not??  I have found myself doing this very thing and I am not too proud of knowing that it is not a healthy attitude.?  What is that old saying: "People who live in glass houses dare not throw stones?"

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I have lived 75 years in this world and I would not wish for someone to dissect my life and say that it should have been lived any other than the way that it has been lived. ? It has not been a perfect life, far from it but it was lived to the best that I have been able to give it and given the chance, it is doubtful that I would change anything because the end result would probably be much different than I would surmise. I have heard it said that it is having lived our lives is what determines who we are.?  In this case, what you see is what you get; take it or leave it.

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It is my goal to become a little better person today and tomorrow than I was yesterday but like most other humans, I fall short of the mark but if I treat my fellow man as I wish to be treated, that will be of some accomplishment.?  I would love to be more Christlike but I find that a high calling that is beyond my reach but I keep reaching higher and higher each day, week and year!

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Norma Liles ?©

hoopla214 @yahoo.com

About Me:

Norma Liles is a retired data entryclerk/supervisor who lives in Ohio. Her hobbies
are: writing poetry and stories, reading,
her family, living for Jesus and
her use of her computer. Her ambition is
to add pleasure to those who read her
writings as well as sharing her faith.

My writings have been published on Starfish,
Driftwood, Sandollar, Morning Spirit Lift,
www.poetry.com, PrayerofGod, Jan Karon's
newsletter, American Poetry Writer's league,
Lucy's Inspiration, Faithful Hope reading room,
Poetry of Today publishing, Hope in Him,
Bonnie's Place, America will remember and
News Moose. Finally senior writer for
Storytime Tapestry.

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Poetry Section

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"You Won't Understand"


Often people say to me "You just won't understand."
"You're way too old," or "Way too young," or "YOU are NOT a man."

I don't know why some people feel they suffer unique pain.
As if they are the only ones who've lost or ceased to gain.
I don't know why they hide their pain and clutch it ever tighter.
It seems to me that all should know - a burden shared gets lighter.

Why some folks even deign to think the pain that's in their heart,
Is all their own, to keep and hoard, they set themselves apart.
They keep their eyes from meeting mine
lest I should see their hurt.
And even if we stop and speak their words are often curt.

The Bible says: 'Two' can withstand what overcomes just 'one'.
And also that - a 'Cord of Three' can scarcely be undone.

Besides, I know the ways of hurt - My heart's been crushed before.
Friends have betrayed - I've lost at love,
Despair's knocked at my door.

And I Remember - Thoughts gone wild - And crying late at night.
Not having strength to care at all - Much less the strength to fight.
But, someone special came to me - And when my trials were told.
I realized that with their tears - They'd eased my heavy load.

And so, I learned - that Pain - like Love - Is bearable if shared.
I don't know what I would have done without that friend who cared.

My trials did not vanish fast - In fact the time was long.
But sharing gave me breathing space until I could grow strong
Enough to laugh again and even start to smile -
And though it seemed it could not help - It eased my pain awhile.

So, if you think that you can't share cause I won't understand.
At least just give me half a chance to lend a helping hand.
For I know that you're hurting and I know a place to start.
Perhaps if you could realize - Your pain burns in my heart.

I know I cannot make your trials and troubles go away.
But maybe I can help a bit to get you through today.
And maybe by tomorrow you wont need help anymore.
But if you should - Don't be ashamed -
For that's what friends are for.

And after all is said and done - The trials ceased - You're whole.
Perhaps you'll know just what to do to help another soul -
Who's being crushed by hurt and pain - be it woman or a man.
And you won't have to hear them say "You just won't understand."? 
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My Name

Ally

I am changing my name
to why and bother.
because that is what I feel

Why should I bother with you
what have you done for me
besides beat sense into me.

I am changing my name
to see you later
because you look better gone.

Why Should I stick around
you don't love me
and I sure as hell do not love you.


I am changing my name
to shit happens
because that is the truth

Same shit just a different day.
Nothing changes in you,
but I changed for you.


I am changing my name
to what the hell ever
because that is all I hear from you.

You don't hear anything
or respond and when you do
it is what the hell ever you say.

I am changing my name
to dumb Bitch
because that is what I am to you.

Yes I am a dumb bitch
putting up with you for so long
and if you think I care well you are wrong.


I am changing my name
to I told you so
because I did, but you did not hear it.

I been telling you I am leaving
well now here is proof
I am gone and I am not coming back.


I am changing my name
to nameless
because that is what I am to you.

When you introduce me to your family
you never tell them my name
they have no idea who I am.

My new name is one without a name.



(c)Ally

Allyscoffeeshop@yahoo.com

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This Diva

Ally

Don't try and stop her
this Diva has talent
She is moving on

She wants to succeed
eventhough all hope seems lost
This Diva is strong

Strong willed and strong heart
this Diva will not give up
This Diva will fight.

She has ups and downs,
this Diva carries smiles
she has a strong wil.

They try to break her,
the path she walks is hers
The stars are within her reach.

(c)Ally 12/11/04

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Allyscoffeeshop@yahoo.com

Hi My name is Ally, Sekotan is my Native American name. I am a 25 WAHM. I run an online coffee Biz and love it. More info on Andiamo Coffee Below.

I also work in WireSizzle LLC. I sell Pre-Paid debit and calling cards for the Hispanic/Latino Communities; and anyone in can buy/ distribute them. For more information please PM me and I will get back with you. (Website is under construction)

I will be a Published Poet here in the Next few months. I am working on 2 books at one time.My Second book I am not sure how long it will take me to do. I hope I will have it done soon.

The reason I went into a HBB is because I wanted to be a work at home Mother and be able to take care of my daughter and secondly I wanted to be home when My Granddaddy passed. He was the one who got me into Church to Learn about Christ, and that I should never sell myself short. He raised me since birth eventhough I lived with my Mom and dad, He was the one I could really talk to. Granddaddy is,was and always be loved.

I am happy to announce I do not have Lupus PRAISE GOD!!!! I found out I have Fibromyalgia and Raynod's Phenomenon. Dispite all of this.. I still have my bubbly personality, the ability to make others laugh and I am still smiling.

Writers Feedback

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? ?  I am so happy to hear this wonderful news.?  I know that there were many beautiful souls praying for you to find a new home.

? ?  Thanks too for running another of my articles in Storytime.?  I know that this newsletter is touching countless hearts out there.

It is amazing the good that we all do and don't even know about.

Wishing you every joy, Joe

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Prayer Requests and Updates

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Thank you, everyone.?  Your prayers have been answered but, as so often happens, in a way that we her? loving family and friends, would not have chosen.

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Although her body is still here with us, hooked up to life support machines, it is believed that her sweet soul now dwells with her creator.?  She is brain dead.?  Life support will be removed tomorrow when her brother arrives from Chicago.? 

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Please pray for her family and especially for her husband Joe who we fear will not? remain long behind.

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Janet was a beautiful woman inside and out.?  I'm not sure how truly beautiful she was physically as her sweetness and goodness made her physical presence so sought after that you could only call her beautiful.

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She was, ultimately, a single parent as her husband left her with a small child whom she raised to be as? lovely as herself.

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She was a loyal and true friend, always thinking of others before herself.? ?  Ever ready to listen, your secrets were safe with her, your heart somehow lightened, your tears dried.

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She did what few of us would have the courage to do.?  Entering college in her late fifties, she obtained her degree by her mid sixties and began a career she had wanted all of her life.

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She was a good teacher of teachers, a? compassionate mentor, a? tireless counselor.

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I will miss her desperately.

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Debra - Mitakuye oyasin - We are all related.

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? SENIOR WRITERS

Chief Writer: Sharon Bryant

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? Agee, Vance;?  Apted, Violet;?  Baker, Kathy;?  Batt, Al;?  Berry, Nell;

Boda, Ginger;? ?  Buhagiar, Victor; Cassady, B.J.;?  Cavalera, Robyn; Crider, Mark;? 

Deming, Barb; Goodier, Steve;?  Halley, Ellie Braun; Harris, Kathy Anne;? 

Hunt, Sharlette;? 

Jacobson, Gary;?  Kiser, Roger Dean; Kerens, Claudia; Jenkins, Pamela;

Liles, Norma;?  Mazzella, Joe;? Ojeigbe, Georgewaters;

?  Petry, Dianna Doles; Roberts, Susan;?  Shiveley, Debra; Shaw, Bob; Sims, Richard; Swarner, Ken; Vaknin, Sam; Verhoeff, Jan

Walker, Bill;?  Walker, Joe;? Warner, Gorden K;

Whirity, Kathy;?  White, Robert;

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