Margaret Duarte

Visionary Fiction

Dash Off a Memory

Dash Off a Memory, Create a Memoir / Marriage Proposal

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Here’s guest blogger Dorothy Ann Skarles with a marriage proposal. A Marriage Proposal Out of nowhere, he proposed, “Will you marry me?” In the grip of surprise, I blurted, “I have to think about it.” My mind reeled at our whirlwind courtship—all of five dates and an interval of a three-month family vacation to Mississippi. First […]

Emails or Deletes?

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Here’s guest blogger Dorothy Ann Skarles with a warning. Be careful when you open those emails! Welcome to the wonderful domain of emails and the evolution into technology. As the trend grows for added texting and surfing, it enables the world to encroach even where not wanted. The lesson is to be careful. Today, I received an email […]

Dash Off A Memory, Create a Memoir / Precious Keepsakes

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Here’s guest blogger Dorothy Ann Skarles! Precious Keepsakes Hobbies or collectibles from family members seem to become treasures that never leave the home where they were first displayed. I have liquor bottles shaped like model trains (still full of liquor), antique bottles extricated from the earth, and unusual beer bottles in different colors (empty) that my boys say I cannot […]

Dash off A Memory / School Days Growing Up

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Here’s guest blogger Dorothy Ann Skarles with another lesson on Memoir. What do you remember about your school days? Dorothy has memories a plenty. School Days Growing Up What I remember about my school days—is moving. I never went to the same school twice. Daddy always used to say, “Pumpkin, traveling is the best education you […]

How Do I Love Thee? / Valentine Memories

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To dash off your own memory of a Valentine’s Day, you may want to start with a sentimental verse to put in your memoir. “Roses are redViolets are blueChocolate is sweet,And so are you.”  The sweetest joys, however, might not always be so sentimental. Valentine Memories Like my memory of a grab bag filled with valentine cards that […]