Adventures on Kingsley Street
Meet my Family The first in a series of short storys19 total reviews
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
Your parents were so wise. Respect is the greatest gift, and not to show it is not at all good, it's very disappointing. I was reminded of my two sons, when you said how Don did not like anyone hurting his brothers. Mine loved each other, always have. Even when they had a rough and tumble, they weren't mad at each other, it was all a game. But, if any other kid had a go at either one of them, the other was there in an instant. That's what brother's do. J enjoyed reading this, and look foreward to reading more. :)) Sandra xx
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2024
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Your parents were so wise. Respect is the greatest gift, and not to show it is not at all good, it's very disappointing. I was reminded of my two sons, when you said how Don did not like anyone hurting his brothers. Mine loved each other, always have. Even when they had a rough and tumble, they weren't mad at each other, it was all a game. But, if any other kid had a go at either one of them, the other was there in an instant. That's what brother's do. J enjoyed reading this, and look foreward to reading more. :)) Sandra xx
Comment Written 06-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2024
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You know, respect wasn't something my parents sat us down to talk about. We learned to respect them from the way they treated us and how they handled lifes bad moments.
I am so happy you want to read the next story.
Thank you again for your comments.
Comment from DonandVicki
You have a way of ending a story leaving the reader wanting more. I was 16 in Nineteen sixty four and our town was Like Mayberry RFD. I miss the innocents.
reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024
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You have a way of ending a story leaving the reader wanting more. I was 16 in Nineteen sixty four and our town was Like Mayberry RFD. I miss the innocents.
Comment Written 05-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024
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This idea of a series came around from a good friend I grew up on Kingsley. We talked about the old days. That was my inspiration. You are so right about the innocence in the 60s. My friends could go anywhere without our parents. You could leave your bike unlocked and go into the movie theater and watch a movie. When we came out our bikes were still there.
I hope you will follow my series.
My hope is the ones that grew up in the 80s and up will have better idea of what it was like for their parents and grandparents.
Comment from LJbutterfly
These are very interesting stories describing young life in the sixties. I grew up in the late fifties and early sixties, in a big city, so I will be able to compare. Thinking back on easier times is a joy. I look forward to your future posts.
reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024
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These are very interesting stories describing young life in the sixties. I grew up in the late fifties and early sixties, in a big city, so I will be able to compare. Thinking back on easier times is a joy. I look forward to your future posts.
Comment Written 05-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024
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I decided to write a series of stories after a conversation with a good friend that lived on Kingsley.
It was a nicer time to grow up.
I do hope you follow along. I plan to post one a week. Maybe two in Thanksgiving.
Comment from Ulla
Those are great stories how it was to grow up in the sixties as a country boy. Don was certainly looking out for his two younger brothers. It was such a different world back then. All best, Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024
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Those are great stories how it was to grow up in the sixties as a country boy. Don was certainly looking out for his two younger brothers. It was such a different world back then. All best, Ulla:)))
Comment Written 05-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024
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Thank you for the kind review. Don was and is a GREAT BROTHER.
I am doing a series of stories about my family and life in the 1960s. I hope you will follow them. I promise they will be entertaining. You might even get a few laughs out of them.
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Looking forward to it. I grew up in the sixties as well.
Comment from Begin Again
Don didn't fool around, did he? When he had something to say or a score to settle, he went straight to the source with no holes barred. Pow! Your stories were very interesting. I had a brother much older and wild, so I technically grew up as an only child in the country...no city excitement there.
Smiles, Carol
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2024
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Don didn't fool around, did he? When he had something to say or a score to settle, he went straight to the source with no holes barred. Pow! Your stories were very interesting. I had a brother much older and wild, so I technically grew up as an only child in the country...no city excitement there.
Smiles, Carol
Comment Written 04-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2024
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Thanks Carol. Don being the oldest felt it was his job to watch over his brothers. You can tell from this story he did a pretty good job.
Comment from tempeste
Ciao !
I loved your story.
I love the fact that your brother Don didn't wait to catch Billie or Mike in neutral territory but went right up to their front door and dealt their punishment.
He took a risk confronting them at their family door step.
When I had finished reading the second incident I really wanted to hear another so when I read : alright one more story ..I said Yessssss
Maybe because I missed out on having a child-teenhood family life , but I love to hear how others grew up at home.
Looking forward to the next episode.
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2024
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Ciao !
I loved your story.
I love the fact that your brother Don didn't wait to catch Billie or Mike in neutral territory but went right up to their front door and dealt their punishment.
He took a risk confronting them at their family door step.
When I had finished reading the second incident I really wanted to hear another so when I read : alright one more story ..I said Yessssss
Maybe because I missed out on having a child-teenhood family life , but I love to hear how others grew up at home.
Looking forward to the next episode.
Comment Written 04-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2024
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Thank you for the rating!! These stories are special to me, so a rating like yours means a lot.
My wife and I just had dinner last Monday with Don and his wife. We chatted a little about our younger days.
The idea for my stories came about from talking with one of my old neighborhood friends. He mentioned something we did as teens. After I hung up, it made me start thinking about my youth. I managed to get into a few things, some funny and some not so funny.
I hope people will find them interesting.
Comment from Cecilia A Heiskary
Richard,
This was an awesome story. Is it a true story? I remember growing up with and older brother and a younger sister. My sister and I were always battling. We were 13 months apart. It was great being a kid. Adulting sucks.
Great story looking forward to the next chapter.
Cecilia
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reply by the author on 03-Nov-2024
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Richard,
This was an awesome story. Is it a true story? I remember growing up with and older brother and a younger sister. My sister and I were always battling. We were 13 months apart. It was great being a kid. Adulting sucks.
Great story looking forward to the next chapter.
Cecilia
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Comment Written 03-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2024
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This is a true story. I decided after talking with a friend that I grew up with to write stories of my early years. The more I thought about it, the more I realized I had a fun, but interesting childhood. I hope you read the next one. I make a not so happy visit to the emergency room.
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I thought it might be. What a great childhood. I plan on reading the next one.
Are you going to progress to your detective days? I'm a crime junkie and I bet you could tell some stories.
Cecilia
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Funny you should mention my detective days. I wrote some stories but got sidetracked. You should look at my other stories. There are several police ones. Some are actual events, others are based on actual events, but with slight changes. Most of them were written at the beginning of my getting into writing. So they are not all 10s.
I spent three years as an undercover narcotics detective assigned to a group made up of local officers, county deputies, and state police troopers. It was a large unit with the job of stopping the flow and sale of narcotics into a tri-county area north of Detroit.
In all my years in my department, those were my favorite. Apparently, I was a frustrated actor and in that job you play various rolls. I would like to think I was very good at my job. Eventually I will write some stories.
I recently finished writing my first book. It has to do with a kid that because of his best friend becomes involved with the mafia. It needs to be edited and shortened. If by chance you are interested in reading the draft, let me know.
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Richard,
Please send me the draft I would love to read it. Have you posted the chapters on Fanstory yet?
Are all the other stories in Fanstory?
You can send it to caheiskary21@gmail.com if that would be easier.
Cecilia
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Only the first chapter. That was a long time ago.
Yes, all of my stories are on FanStory.
Comment from John Cranford
Hi Richard,
As I said in a previous exchange with you, you are a masterful storyteller. You have a simple, throwback-to-a-different-time style of writing that endears you to the reader. You describe every little boy's childhood...you described mine.
I'm the youngest of three boys and two girls. Your story reminded me of an incident when I was quite small. My brothers built a pole vault in the backyard. I was too small to handle the pole so they made the decision to just throw me over the bar. Before I could protest, I was in the air. I still have a scar on my knuckle where my finger hit the bar as I sailed over it. But as I recall, the most painful part was when I hit the ground on the other side.
Anyone who reads your stories, like me, will be transported back to a time of joy in their youth (although mine was quite painful). I look forward to reading more of your brotherly antics When you can bring back memories to the reader, you have arrived my friend as a writer.
Congratulations!
John
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2024
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Hi Richard,
As I said in a previous exchange with you, you are a masterful storyteller. You have a simple, throwback-to-a-different-time style of writing that endears you to the reader. You describe every little boy's childhood...you described mine.
I'm the youngest of three boys and two girls. Your story reminded me of an incident when I was quite small. My brothers built a pole vault in the backyard. I was too small to handle the pole so they made the decision to just throw me over the bar. Before I could protest, I was in the air. I still have a scar on my knuckle where my finger hit the bar as I sailed over it. But as I recall, the most painful part was when I hit the ground on the other side.
Anyone who reads your stories, like me, will be transported back to a time of joy in their youth (although mine was quite painful). I look forward to reading more of your brotherly antics When you can bring back memories to the reader, you have arrived my friend as a writer.
Congratulations!
John
Comment Written 03-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2024
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John,
First, thank you for the rating. It is appreciated. Your words were more than kind. I was fortunate to have two big brothers who watched over me. They did not get along, but they both took good care of their little brother.
I am glad my brothers never got the idea of throwing me anywhere. Your brothers must have forgotten the baby of the family is not to be harmed.
Too bad you never met my Irish grandmother. She always got a kick out of me and my constant talking. I cannot tell you how many times she told me I had the gift of blarney. Unfortunately, the gift got me in trouble at school.
You wrote I have a simple throwback-to-a-different-time style of writing. You are right. I guess we all have a style we are comfortable with.
You wrote. "When you can bring back memories to the reader, you have arrived my friend as a writer."
On the wall my desk faces, I have a saying that you might find interesting.
"Why do I write?"
If my writing touches one person or affects their life.
Then my writing has achieved something good.
Richard
Comment from BethShelby
I really enjoy reading biological stories of those who write on this site. It is mainly the kind I write as well. You were fortunate to have brothers. I was an only child and I missed having siblings. My oldest daughter was three in the 1964. Life was different but her more different in the 40 and 50s. I look forward to reading more of your story.
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reply by the author on 03-Nov-2024
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I really enjoy reading biological stories of those who write on this site. It is mainly the kind I write as well. You were fortunate to have brothers. I was an only child and I missed having siblings. My oldest daughter was three in the 1964. Life was different but her more different in the 40 and 50s. I look forward to reading more of your story.
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Comment Written 03-Nov-2024
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2024
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Beth, I appreciate you reading my story. I must thank a good friend of mine for bringing up our days on Kingsley Street. The more I thought, the more I realized I had a fun, but interesting youth.
I hope you will read the next story. It involves a not so pleasant trip to the emergency room.