Romance Writers Weekly ~ What’s Your Story?
I have been super busy with the house building. We slept in our dream home for the first time last night. So excited. But that’s the future. This week’s topic is about the past. This one’s is from me… We all have stories from our childhood; good, bad and ridiculous. Tell us a your favorite story from when you were a kid.
- When I was a kid, I was painfully shy. Also, my brothers and sister are a bit older than me, so not really playmates. So I had an imaginary friend named Richie. Evidently having a opposite sex imaginary friend is unusual, but I had Richie. Richie had red hair and freckles. He love animals and to play on his farm. We had a great time together. I lived in a NYC suburb, so Richie’s farm was much different from the home where I grew up.
As generally happens, I got a bit older and didn’t play with Richie anymore. My father was never one to let anything alone. He was fun and one day, he asked, “What happened to Richie.”
Not wanting to disappoint her father with no answer. I replied, “Richie fell out of the hay loft and lost his splat.”
Poor Richie! But, that is how a writer was born. For the entirety of my young life, my father laughed about Richie’s demise. He loved that story, and I love sharing it with you.
Tell me your best childhood memory. You never know, I might use it in a book. 😀
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Hey! I love the story of Ritchie! I was kind of like you in that my two brothers were 9 and 14 yrs older than me. Then it was just me and my mom at 6 grade so I really started reading more then and always went to the library. I remember when I was a little older I had penpals in several countries. We would exchange cards and all kind of stuff This was in the early 70’s so there was no internet,etc. That kept me occupied and I remember I could not wait for the mail to come! Anyway love your stories and cannot wait for your next one!
I’m so glad you enjoy the stories. I love writing them. I also grew up in the 70s and totally understand.