A Chronological List of Most of the Early Disney Movies — Which I Call the Golden Age of Disney Movies. I was born in 1950, and Ole Yeller was the first movie that I saw in a theater. It broke my heart. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs December 21, 1937 Pinocchio February 7, 1940…
Category: Autumn
#MemoirFest Day 14 – Read about Autumn in Excerpts of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Write about Autumn Leaves
BY THE WAYSIDE On the hill the golden-rod, And the aster in the wood, And the yellow sunflower by the brook, In autumn beauty stood. William Cullen Bryant. AMONG AUTUMN LEAVES In WOOD WANDERINGS BY WINTHROP PACKARD ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES COPELAND Published in 1910 THE deep woods catch all the rich colors of the…
#MemoirMondays November 15, 2021 – Write about Blackbirds or Crows
Especially in the USA, Crows or Blackbirds are simply part of the landscape, and over time, they have become associated with the Autumn time of year. I suppose that is because we associate Scarecrows with the fall, and what is a Scarecrows job? To scare crows. Perhaps because they are black, crows became associated with…
#MemoirFest Day 11: Read about the Setting for Rip Van Winkle – Edit What You Wrote about Your Terrain
Washington Irving is considered as the Father of the Short Story, which began as an American literary form. His delightful story Rip Van Winkle is thought to have been the first American short story. In 1916, W. Patterson Atkinson said the following about the short story: “A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can…
#MemoirFest Day 15: Write about the Harvest Time of Year
Yesterday, we discussed how, in writing memoir, it is important for us to write about the events of our lives, from our own perspectives. Many people view harvest time as the weeks during which Starbucks serves Pumpkin Spice Latte, or as the time when the craft stores line their shelves with fake pumpkins, orange garlands,…
#MemoirFest Day 13: Write about Your Memories of Going to a Fair
I grew up in the Bootheel of Southeast Missouri, which is about 120 miles from Memphis, Tennessee. The highlight of my autumns was that of going to the Midsouth Fair in Memphis. My mother will soon be 95, and every time I see her, I hear her repeat: “Brush your teeth and comb your hair….