Memoir
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Did You Hear the One About…
The assignment from Memoir I, UCLA Extension online: “Write a stand-up comedy monologue to turn it into a part of your memoir. Don’t make it evident to your reader that you are doing a stand-up routine- tell a story as… Continue reading
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Memoir: A Character Profile
This is a character profile for my UCLA Extension Memoir Class. The assignment was to create a profile of one of the characters from my memoir. The following is based on personal knowledge and the historical record. DEA Agent Ray… Continue reading
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untitled random poems
untitled (random #710)excavating memories for lessonsfor explanations, for guidancefor a reason why all of thisit’s what it is. for how and why i got here. for some guide totoday. and tomorrow. and sometime in the futurewhen you/me can’t rememberanymore.or want… Continue reading
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What I Learned from my Recent Birthday Weekend
I recently celebrated my seventy-sixth birthday (76) by heading down and back up the coast to and from San Diego. It was two brief days, but I came home with some wonderful lessons. Often, doing nothing is good for the… Continue reading
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76
Sunday, December 8, 2024, the age meter will advance one more year to 76. Yay, I made it. “He who hesitates is a damned fool.” ― Mae West I don’t know why I keep trying to hide the fact that I… Continue reading
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for babyface
Happy Birthday Sumire Gant. for babyfaceit’s been too longi don’t rememberthe last timei wrote you aflower songan orchidfull of colorsbloomingfrom my soulto your hearti don’t remember the last timei looked into your eyeswith wordstouching your face(those cheeks)whispering deeplyinto your soula… Continue reading
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75, a Lifetime of Experience, and a College Degree: What’s Next?
Reflecting on my life journey, I have concluded that achieving your dreams is possible at any age. It took me nearly fifty-eight years from my high school graduation in 1966 to graduate from college this past May with a BA… Continue reading
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A Few Thoughts About Higher Education at Any Age
The following essay is an updated version of an earlier one and was recently published on Linkedin. So, a funny thing happened to me on my way to two degrees during an eight-year journey: an A.A. in English and a… Continue reading
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eight years
I have been attending college for the past eight years, first at Long Beach City College and now at California State University, Long Beach. I will graduate on May 21 at the age of seventy-five. what is eight years in… Continue reading
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A Distraction at 57th and Fifth Avenue
Encore: The following is an updated narrative poem from Medium Joe Vega is a lost young man who cannot find his memory, the light in his eyes, or the sounds of his past. There is no way back and no… Continue reading
