Mark Graham
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I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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A Farm
We stood there face to face with an entity of a kind. Slowly the entity materialized. Before our eyes a woman appeared, but she just seemed sad. We asked, "Who are you?" "I am the great-great-great-great-grandmother of the owner of this farm and this is the house that started it all. I was hoping someone would see me in the window for it seems very few can see me, and I was surprised when you came to the door." We said, "We cannot still call you entity, so what is your name and how can we help you now, Miss?
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Fiction
A Farm
We stood there for a moment, and the door was still open and all of a sudden the door closed, but not with a slam but with a kind of welcoming feeling. We both spoke up. "Who's here?" In the cold fireplace a fire was started, so we both walked over to warm up a bit. There was not much to this house, but this one room. We looked around. We felt a presence around us. We heard a whispering voice. "Can you help me? I want to go home." "Who are you? We will not hurt you." Please tell.
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Fiction
A Farm
Out in the middle of nowhere there was a farm that seemed to be deserted, but it was wintertime and the chores were completed. We stood and watched to see if anyone came out of the house by the road. We heard something. It could have been a bird or an animal scurrying away. Then we saw the curtain move, we stood awhile longer and yes, we saw something in the window. We waved and it waved back. We walked to the door it slowly creaked open. One thing no one was there. What should we do now we thought.
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Fiction
Who remembers ......
One early morning I was channel surfing, and I found an old rerun of an old television show I used to watch before going to elementary school. This show always had many lessons to learn as well as just enjoying watching many stories of a boy and his dog. Even watching this show now as a grown person I can still hear my mom saying breakfast is ready, then it was off down the road to catch the school bus for I watched these episodes right before leaving for school. Who remembers the great show known as Timmy and Lassie?
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Critique
Dork Drabble #11
On February 4 the question is 'You got trapped in the mall overnight with your BFF's. Make a list of things you would do? If I got stuck in the mall alone or with friends, I would probably find a bookstore with some cozy chairs and find a book to read or a few of them and relax, but in reality, now-a-days that could not happen for when 'last call is heard and the mall closes all the stores bring down the gates and lockdown, and the security guards walk around making sure no one remained flashing their flashlights everywhere.
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Critique
Dork Drabble #10
On February 3 the question is 'If you were principal of your school for a day what would you do to make it more fun and exciting? If I were principal for a day at my old school, I would plan a scavenger hunt for the Freshman students they would need to find various tips about surviving high school. Sophomores/Juniors could search for various scores of sports and other activities and the Seniors could look for various college items. All will be posted somewhere or somehow throughout the school-10 points each. That is what I would do to make fun.
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Critique
Dork Drabbles #9
On February 2 the question is 'In gym class are you a scared of balls person, average, or a star-athlete? Why do you think so? In my gym classes I was totally average, but kind of excelled in track and field, swimming, and gymnastics, but average in football, basketball, and baseball. I remember a few years we had sections for physical fitness when we had to run an obstacle course and being timed as well, which was kind of fun even in a high school PE class for I remember I almost slipped during the Harvard Step Test. Please comment.
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Critique
Dork Drabble #8
On January 30 the question is 'If you could hang out with a cartoon character in real life who would it be and why?' There are a few of these characters that I would like to hang out with me and they are Scooby-Doo for the mysteries and the food. The others range from Winnie-the-Pooh to Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo and their various friends. Even once in a while Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids where one could learn many diverse ideas on friendship, food and what makes each of us special in many ways and making proper choices too.
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Critique
Dork Drabble #7
On January 21 the question is dealing with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream that one day ALL people would be treated equally, regardless of the color of their skin. What dream(s) do You have that would make the world a better place? For me my dream(s) did come true so far, I was a teacher, nurse and even an activity therapist and now a writer, and I used and am using everything I learned from school and home. Now I am using a skill I learned in high school business courses as a transcriptionist of a kind.
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Critique
Dork Drabble #6
On January 26 the question is 'When school is cancelled because of snow! How will you spend most of your day?' She gave suggestions a) Snuggle in bed catching up on sleep; b) lounging in your PJ's reading your fave book or c) playing outside in the snow with your BFF?' Actually, I would be doing all of these activities, but my favorite would be to play in the snow. The order I would do them would be to play in the snow before it gets all messed up by others, then back inside the house to read and nap.
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Critique
Dork Drabble #5
On January 23 the question is 'Who's the 'kookiest' person in your family?' Nikki (a character in the book) wrote a note saying everyone in her family are a little nuts, and actually my answer would have to be the same. Really now what does the word 'kooky' really mean? There are many ways to define this word, but if I had to pick a certain family member for there was a cousin that seemed a little kooky for he could make very good animal sounds of many kinds and the sounds did sound kind of kooky to me then.
By Mark Graham7 months ago in Critique
