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This is not exactly a cheerful story, but it's a true one that happened in 1952. That's a long time ago and I remember it well. It's told from my point of view, so I cannot be entirely objective.
posted by
elinjo
on November 10, 2009 at 11:08 PM
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can't wait for your next entry!
posted by
janey_
on November 10, 2009 at 10:28 PM
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Here's hoping for a happy ending.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on November 10, 2009 at 7:33 PM
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waiting for the next segment...
way to leave us on the edge of our seats
posted by
MiaElla
on November 10, 2009 at 7:15 PM
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Oh my word, you're keeping me hanging, here. And I can relate to that hair-trigger temper...we had that in my childhood home, too. Never knew what would set it off. This is good and easy to digest; the kind of read I really, really like. Nice job, elinjo! Thank you!
posted by
Darson
on November 10, 2009 at 3:24 PM
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Re: Wiley John.
Thanks John! I had two brothers, they were both extraordinary in their own ways. Sounds as though you've got good taste in food.
posted by
elinjo
on November 10, 2009 at 1:06 PM
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Oh I think this story is going toget really sad.
It amazes me on blogit....we ordinary sort ofpeople really have lived and are living extra ordinary lives.
posted by
Kabu
on November 10, 2009 at 12:39 PM
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Elinjo
Loving your story and sorry for your dad and what I sense is coming but truly not wanting to face it. You are an excellent writer to make me have those feelings. I had a brother who was transferred to the RAF from the R.C.A.F and was killed, shot down in India. I hope we hear more about your brother now too. I loved matzo, still do but I grew up in a Jewish/Irish part of Montreal so I have a taste for good Deli food. My second wife who died of brain cancer was of Jewish origion, her mother was Jewish and her father Canadian Irish like me. Shalom.
posted by
WileyJohn
on November 10, 2009 at 12:31 PM
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(((Elinjo))) this is written so well ~ I actually get moved as you recount it all ~ Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on November 10, 2009 at 11:58 AM
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sounds like your dad was senstive about something
posted by
Lanetay
on November 10, 2009 at 8:46 AM
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Of course I had to begin with the last post. This is so well written. I very much enjoyed the reading of it. Will be looking for more.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 10, 2009 at 7:56 AM
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Betty, I caught up with the last few posts now....you recall and describe your childhood days so vividly and with deep insight. Look forward to the next. Have a good week! Nita
posted by
Nita09
on November 10, 2009 at 7:33 AM
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I'll definitely
be back to read the next installment. Thanks for your comment and hopefully I'm back for good now. This post brought back memories of a holiday in Totnes - just up the road from the 'English Riviera'
posted by
malcolm
on November 10, 2009 at 7:08 AM
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Re: Pat B;Now we have to know what's going on here.
Pat, thanks for pointing out the weakness.
I was 10 at the time and my brothers were aged 18 and 20. It was the 18 year old who was enlisted and the 20 year old who was sitting at the table.
The protagonist is me; this is autobiographical; unfortunately.
posted by
elinjo
on November 10, 2009 at 6:31 AM
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Now we have to know what's going on here.
Why's dad so... and how old is your protagonist? At first it seemed she was very young, maybe nine or ten, and then she's old enough to have a younger brother enlisted. How far apart are these two incidents?
posted by
Pat_B
on November 10, 2009 at 5:53 AM
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Oh my goodness! So sad and so scary. What happened next??
posted by
Rockingrector_retd
on November 10, 2009 at 5:49 AM
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what a cliffhanger! I'm hanging on every word....Mal
posted by
gapcohen
on November 10, 2009 at 4:26 AM
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I love the way you present your story
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on November 10, 2009 at 3:19 AM
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This is incredibly well written.
Betty, I only just found this story of yours, fantastic. I'm waiting for more.
posted by
Hackthorne19
on November 10, 2009 at 12:42 AM
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Thank you Betty for this wonderful insight, I look forward to reading more. Have a lovely peaceful day to you too.
posted by
shobana
on November 10, 2009 at 12:09 AM
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