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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Study Hall
Study hall was a period in our school days that was meant for studying, but who really studied. Yes, you may have crammed for a test or completed an assignment. But actually, if you really think of what was really accomplished during these periods. Nothing really, but a lot of us maybe took short naps, read a book that we wanted to read and some even worked on various projects not related to school while a teacher proctored this time to make sure, we were present physically if not mentally. Shh, this is study hall now study. Yeah, right really.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Fiction
School Days
School days always start at the lockers where we store our books, coats and lunches unless we buy the hot lunch. We gather around and catch up with our friends maybe ask for help with a homework question and checking when something is due or maybe even copying something to be honest. Gossiping about who, what, when, where and why something or someone happened whether fact or fiction. The lockers depending on where yours was located was also a place for a little privacy maybe for a couple or just for yourself to take a breath before the day starts.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Fiction
A Winter's Day
I remember walking in a winter wonderland growing up in a place much like the picture above. Looking for various kinds of trails from birds to rabbits and even following footsteps just to see where they lead. The bird and rabbit trails seemed to travel in circles till I would become dizzy for that is when I would spot footsteps that I knew were not my own for mine were small at that time. I would follow them to see where they would lead. Usually, they just ended up disappearing never knowing who owned them and where they were going.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Fiction
Out of the Loop
Once again, I feel out of the loop. It has been 10 days and hardly any reads, comments or insights. I know there are ups and downs when writing on these platforms and that dreaded algorithm, but for some reason when I look on my stats how can I go from say getting as many as 50 or more reads to only maybe say over the past week only a total of 12 maybe a little more. I have been reading and commenting on a lot of my notifications of well over at times anywhere from 30 or more stories.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Critique
Dork Drabbles #17 & 18
On February 27 the question is "Which famous TV family is most like yours? How are you similar? This is a hard one for real families are not perfect and able to solve problems and issues in 30 minutes. If I had to pick one, it would be The Keaton's from 'Family Ties'. Why? Because they were a family that seemed perfect, but the show showed that they were not. They were a complete family for they were not separated, divorced or even close to being a single-parent home. The only similarity to my own is that my parents stayed together.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Critique
