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Welcome to my new creative writing site. You will find only original content here. I consider this to be a safe space to voice my opinions on current events, share short stories and poetry, all written by me! I plan to also post photographs here that highlight my travel experiences. This very well could be my first step to becoming a published author! Becoming an author is something I’ve mused about for years.

I retired from the Federal government in 2023. I spent 33 years serving the American citizenry, and I take great pride in the service I provided. However, during those 33 years, I spent a lot of time musing about being a writer. While pursuing my undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I considered majoring in Journalism but finally settled on English. I’ve always enjoyed writing. I possess deep familial roots in southeastern North Carolina and southwestern Virigina where my flair for storytelling was cultivated. At my core, no matter where I choose to live, I will always be a Southerner. Several of my family members reveled in great storytelling. Some just told funny stories about everyday life, while ours used their storytelling skills to teach the younger generation about history and their ancestors. Many of them farmed, and from the rich agrarian culture I grew up around I like telling stories about that way of life. I really enjoy writing short rural narratives that center around my ancestors. Many of these stories are fictious but the people in the stories actually existed. I am keenly aware of the contributions my family, and families like mine, made in building the nation we live in today. These stories are very important in keeping our historical memories intact. We, as a people and nation cannot know where we are headed without knowing where we have been. Many younger generations have no knowledge of what happened before they were born, where the food they eat comes from, or how the food they eat is grown and harvested. Many of them are ignorant of systems that have been in place in this country since its origins. This dumbing down of the citizenry is causing major issues that are manifesting in negative ways today. Many of my short stories aid to not only entertain but educate and inform like many of the famous American authors that came before me.

So that’s that my two cents. Please feel free to let me know if you like or dislike the stories being posted here in a respectful manner, of course!

Tamara

My favorite form of physical exercise

What is your favorite form of physical exercise?

My favorite form of exercise is bike riding. I haven’t done a lot of it lately but I do enjoy it. It gives you an opportunity to get my heart rate up, go places, and to commune with nature. There is nothing better than riding on a nice sunny fall day. You get to feel the sunshine and wind on your face. You also get to take in your surroundings visually. The changing color of the leaves on the trees. The crisp fall air. It doesn’t get much better than that!

Bicycle riding bring up some of my favorite memories. Memories of my dad teaching to ride my bike. I still remember that feeling of accomplishment when he removed my training wheels from my first big girl bike. One of my first dates with my husband was a bike ride. Most of my memories surrounding bicycles are good ones. Memories of Christmas and accomplishment. I received many bike upgrades as Christmas presents. Upon moving eight hours away from home for a job to a small southern town where I didn’t know a soul motivated me to buy a bike and begin riding again as an adult.

What’s even stranger is I didn’t fully understand my affinity for bike riding until I started writing this post. I think I will take a bike ride soon!

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