Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.
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The following is my response to an exercise often suggested for groups looking to learn to tell stories. “I don’t have stories to tell” is a frequent reply. Despite resistance, participants are encouraged to simply describe a room (or two in this case) in a house where you spent a lot of time growing up. If this sounds like fun, try it! I’d love to hear what you came up with. MTH
Our house was built on land that had once been part of the Everglades. To drain the area, ditches were carved out to create buildable property for newcomers to the area. One of those ditches was in our back yard. It became a source of endless entertainment, much to our parents’ chagrin.
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