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MEMOIR OF A DINOSAUR- (UNCLE)- SHORT STORY. PT1.
An Autobiographical Account Of My Life.
By:- RandomActOfKindness
Never written a story in my life, so this should prove to be an experience for us both!
Having roamed the earth for in excess of six decades, there should be a lot to write about! But it's a case of choosing those bits that will bore you the least!
Where do I start? Aged 4 ,First day at nursery school? Being left at the school gates by my mother, she had been my constant companion for the previous 4 years (& the nine months prior to that!) Believe me, many tears were shed that day!( Mostly by me)
I enjoyed an idyllic childhood, educational trips & holidays
money was tight, both my parents had fought in the 2nd World War. But we never went short!
Forgot to mention M.A.B. ,( MY ALIEN BROTHER!) Would have much preferred a sister, would even have settled for a Puppy! But got an older brother instead, can't win them all I suppose.
Fast forward 12 years! Aged 16, The day i left full time education behind me for good! It's not that I felt I had learnt it all, always eager to learn new things, but not in a Classroom environment!
Never any good at Astrophysics or Calculus! Also, no doubt eagle eyed poet's At Writco had already noticed:-
THE DREADED PUNCTUATION!'
I always carry around with me little box containing (. , ! ?) Which I scatter around liberally over everything I write, In the hope that some land in the correct place!
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN MOTHER & SON FOLLOWS ABOUT LEAVING SCHOOL AT 16 YEARS OLD:-
Son to Mother
I want to go and work with horses! ( as part of our sports curriculum, I had chosen Horse Riding! Enjoyed it so much that I worked in the stables at weekends)
Mother to Son
If you leave school, you need to get a proper job!
Son to Mother
Ok! You Win! I'll get a proper job!
2 MONTHS LATER!
Son to Mother
I've just resigned from my proper job!
Start work at the Riding Stables on Monday!
Mother to Son
Ok you win!
FAST FORWARD ANOTHER 30 YEARS! ( This Time Travel Malarkey sounds like fun !). However it would be nice to travel back as well as forward! Roll back to the days when I could fit all the candles on my birthday cake & have more years of life remain in front of me, than behind me!
I dread birthdays( see my poem Tick tock!) It could be worse! The Queen of England has 2 birthdays every year!
Sadly, due to back problems, my horse riding days are well behind me, so are my chances of winning an Olympic medal for running backwards!
Career wise, a succession of office jobs were to follow, some more enjoyable than others, some I got fired from!
Some I didn't, others I left before they could fire me! A couple lasted over 10 years each! In the workplace I'm a bit like Marmite! You either love me or hate me!
Ever had an itch that fails to respond to being scratched? That's what I felt about my life around this time. An urge to work with people but not in a business way, rather more in a humanitarian way.
One day, during my daily commute on the overcrowded & claustrophobic London Underground Transport System. I happened to be reading a magazine which fell open at a particular page...............
My life was now about to take a dramatic change of direction!
See part 2
(Don't worry , there are only 2 parts!
The complete series was cancelled by the channel for running over budget!)
Sadly,
The Hollywood Blockbuster!. will never be made!
IN CASE ANYONE WONDERS THIS IS MY TRUE STORY
REGARDS
DAVID - RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS
,(The Beachman)
PART 2 TO FOLLOW AFTER THE COMMERCIAL BREAK
© RandomActOfKindness
By:- RandomActOfKindness
Never written a story in my life, so this should prove to be an experience for us both!
Having roamed the earth for in excess of six decades, there should be a lot to write about! But it's a case of choosing those bits that will bore you the least!
Where do I start? Aged 4 ,First day at nursery school? Being left at the school gates by my mother, she had been my constant companion for the previous 4 years (& the nine months prior to that!) Believe me, many tears were shed that day!( Mostly by me)
I enjoyed an idyllic childhood, educational trips & holidays
money was tight, both my parents had fought in the 2nd World War. But we never went short!
Forgot to mention M.A.B. ,( MY ALIEN BROTHER!) Would have much preferred a sister, would even have settled for a Puppy! But got an older brother instead, can't win them all I suppose.
Fast forward 12 years! Aged 16, The day i left full time education behind me for good! It's not that I felt I had learnt it all, always eager to learn new things, but not in a Classroom environment!
Never any good at Astrophysics or Calculus! Also, no doubt eagle eyed poet's At Writco had already noticed:-
THE DREADED PUNCTUATION!'
I always carry around with me little box containing (. , ! ?) Which I scatter around liberally over everything I write, In the hope that some land in the correct place!
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN MOTHER & SON FOLLOWS ABOUT LEAVING SCHOOL AT 16 YEARS OLD:-
Son to Mother
I want to go and work with horses! ( as part of our sports curriculum, I had chosen Horse Riding! Enjoyed it so much that I worked in the stables at weekends)
Mother to Son
If you leave school, you need to get a proper job!
Son to Mother
Ok! You Win! I'll get a proper job!
2 MONTHS LATER!
Son to Mother
I've just resigned from my proper job!
Start work at the Riding Stables on Monday!
Mother to Son
Ok you win!
FAST FORWARD ANOTHER 30 YEARS! ( This Time Travel Malarkey sounds like fun !). However it would be nice to travel back as well as forward! Roll back to the days when I could fit all the candles on my birthday cake & have more years of life remain in front of me, than behind me!
I dread birthdays( see my poem Tick tock!) It could be worse! The Queen of England has 2 birthdays every year!
Sadly, due to back problems, my horse riding days are well behind me, so are my chances of winning an Olympic medal for running backwards!
Career wise, a succession of office jobs were to follow, some more enjoyable than others, some I got fired from!
Some I didn't, others I left before they could fire me! A couple lasted over 10 years each! In the workplace I'm a bit like Marmite! You either love me or hate me!
Ever had an itch that fails to respond to being scratched? That's what I felt about my life around this time. An urge to work with people but not in a business way, rather more in a humanitarian way.
One day, during my daily commute on the overcrowded & claustrophobic London Underground Transport System. I happened to be reading a magazine which fell open at a particular page...............
My life was now about to take a dramatic change of direction!
See part 2
(Don't worry , there are only 2 parts!
The complete series was cancelled by the channel for running over budget!)
Sadly,
The Hollywood Blockbuster!. will never be made!
IN CASE ANYONE WONDERS THIS IS MY TRUE STORY
REGARDS
DAVID - RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS
,(The Beachman)
PART 2 TO FOLLOW AFTER THE COMMERCIAL BREAK
© RandomActOfKindness
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