When someone reaches 60 they often say how time flies by. When they hit 70 they can not believe their age. What about reaching 800. Methuselah, the oldest man in the bible, is about to reach 800. He's tired and a bit cranky so his wife Edna decides to throw him a birthday party. Not many of his friends are still around, but there is one invited along with his children and a couple of grandchildren. Noah is one of them, and he reveals something that not many of us know.
Eliot Prawda
When you're close to retirement you find yourself ready to explore another side of your brain. For me it is trying my hand at writing. Now that I have much more free time I have run out of excuses for not taking on the challenge, so I began by writing a few one act plays. I was inspired by a program in the Berkshires which is held every winter. It's called ten by ten. Ten plays with each being ten minutes long. From the plays I moved on to children's books and figured out how to publish them. People always say you've got to keep your mind active.
When you're close to retirement you find yourself ready to explore another side of your brain. For me it is trying my hand at writing. Now that I have much more free time I have run out of excuses for not taking on the challenge, so I began by writing a few one act plays. I was inspired by a program in the Berkshires which is held every winter. It's called ten by ten. Ten plays with each being ten minutes long. From the plays I moved on to...
Books
My Tall Friend
The Adventures of Tatu and his Jungle Friends
My Tall Friend is the story of a young hornbill who flies off to see the world and gets himself into trouble. He meets up with a talkative giraffe, a very hungry aardvark, a moody shrew, and a wise chameleon who help him find his way. We all like adventures, and this one takes you on a ride through the jungle visiting some of the many animals...
Ziggy's Web
When a spiderling has a problem creating a web, what is he supposed to do. Ziggy's parents are worried about him, so they have decided to send him off to school, hoping he will learn some tricks about how to spin a web.
Ziggy's Web is the story of a young spider trying to realize his skills in order to become independent and have a happy life.
Other Writing
People say history repeats itself. It's difficult to judge whether we can view the present to be exactly how we remember the past, but we can certainly see parallels. I wrote this short play between the two terms of the current administration. I am not mentioning his name so as not to create any bias with your interpretation of the play. I'll let you be the judge.
Situations may not be how they appear. Things can become a bit murky when you're in the midst of trying to figure them out. Being an outsider my help you better understand a situation, or it may not. The Hideaway is about two men renting a remote AIRBNB, but for what purpose.
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