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About me - R. Renee Bembry

As a member of the "Teacher Cadette Corps", I began teaching children to read while I was in fifth grade. I would like to give a shout-out to the Hartford Courant and other newspapers for printing the story wa-a-ay back when - like forty years ago. Although

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Soul mates: 3 of 98
I realized she was my soul mate, but I could not run my fingers through her long, silvery hair. Silvery grey was my own hair. The years had passed so slowly yet, somehow quickly. All at once it seemed the wrinkles had appeared on my newly freckled forehead the very afternoon I discovered her. Strange how you can know a perso... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Shame: 7 of 42
"Come with me little girl," directed a deep voice in a policeman looking uniform. Annie knew he wasn't a policeman though because he wore a star shaped badge. Policemen in her town wore oval badges; and her brother had told her people called security guards worked in this store. But, security guard or policeman, Annie knew h... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections on real life heroes: 51 of 169
Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior has been my real life hero since I was a child. I could never forget the images of his face plastered across my family's television screen, his powerful resounding voice, or the he words he spoke - many of which I was too young to understand beyond discerning their immediate importa... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Lessons learned from horror movies: 19 of 52
Humor: Lessons Learned From Horror Movies Dracula movies used to frighten me, amaze me, and mystify me every time I watched one. I used to analyze the farfetched attributes attached to their existence from start to finishdoubting, yet fearing many of the unrealistic claimsand afraid not knowing them or failing to implement t... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The Valentine mystery: 31 of 63
Lacy's Disappearing Locket Suspects: Colorful Cat, Roamer Rabbit, Lacy Ann, Nancy. "It takes an extraordinary man to give a daughter a valentine's locket just as beautiful as a locket he'd given her mother," remarked Aunt Bess. "Oh it couldn't be just' as beautiful," noted Lacy. "Mom's is twice mine's size." "The lockets' va... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Poems for children: 113 of 229
"Alien Baby" My daughter (I won't say her name) Was sitting at the table. She ate so much When she stood up Food spilled out from her navel. Her eyes were crying red kool-aid. Her mouth spat chicken soup. Her ears were dripping chocolate sauce. From her nostrils, syrup drooped. I don't know how she ate so much. Her body's ve... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: The turkey's perspective on Thanksgiving: 16 of 28
I have my whole life ahead of me. Understand? My "whole" life! Not a cutup and eaten life inside multiple human bodies. Not a hand me down table scrap life for dogs and cats to lick their chops over. My whole life. My intact life - and I want to live it! "What was the point in cracking out my eggshell?" I asked my hen mom af... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs My true story about gardening with my parents, grandparents, or children: Feature story: 15 of 25
Here is a true story about gardening with my daughter while she was in elementary school. The story unfolds during her school's science fair kick-off. School science fairs requiring students to submit entries using scientific method routinely inspire children to become instant electrical engineers, hand writing connoisseurs,... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Death wish: 36 of 58
"Go ahead...do it!" I dared him. I beckoned him. His tight unrecognizable facial features exhibited unstoppable mad dog anger. Killer instinct diffused in abundance from his beaming eyes. The lack of effervescence coating his mouth proved the only crazed canine trait distinguishing his appearance from of an enraged Rottweile... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Cooking the Thanksgiving turkey: 10 of 16
Ever wonder what to do if while cooking a Thanksgiving turkey you should drop it on the floor? Since dropping Thanksgiving turkeys may not be all that unusual and turkey droppers should know how not to panic and what to do to keep their turkey dinners going, here are a few slightly humorous suggestions. If while cooking the ... More..