Comment from Elizabeth Emerald

Excellent

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Charming story rife with vivid depiction of scene--meticulous detail!--I crave those luscious concord grapes! I hear the songs! Conversation flows naturally, narration is masterful. Fine work.

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hyphenate: black-and-white (checkered table) and tri-state (area)

sitting at one of the table=>TABLES

Momas=>Mamas and the Papas

Off [omit: of] their stems

 Comment Written 14-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 15-Jan-2021

Thanks so much for the comments and suggestions, I will give it an edit. Coming from someone whose work I admire myself, I am really pleased at this support. I miss that jelly. estory

Comment from patcelaw

Excellent

Sadly, many children today do not have the pleasure of having their parents there to keep them grounded. So many will fall by the wayside and lose their way.
Patricia

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 14-Jan-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and your perspective on the piece. I think there has been a lot of comments along these lines; how much this upbringing contrasts with the negative experiences of so many others out there. But I think in many ways it is a validation for the Christian lifestyle and Christian commitment. This was the difference in my parents and that's what shaped my life experience. estory

Comment from Iza Deleanu

Excellent

It's so funny I had a radio too that traveled with me every year for five years, back and forth between Romania and Bulgaria in university years. You are so right that small box contained for me the entire world. Thank you for sharing and good luck with the your writings.

 Comment Written 11-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2021

Thanks so much for the excellent review and your perspective on the piece. Music captures the feel of moments, I think. In bright moments, we remember the music we were listening to, in moments of budding romance, we remember that music too. It defines our experience, in many ways. estory

Comment from thaities, Rebecca V.

Excellent

This is a lovely look down memory lane. You were blessed with parents who help create these memories to cherish. If only today's children were so blessed...

 Comment Written 11-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2021

Thanks so much for the excellent review and your perspective on the piece. Parents are a big part of how our lives get shaped; that is the main theme of these first two pieces in the collection. You hit the nail on the head. estory

reply by thaities, Rebecca V. on 12-Jan-2021

You're very welcome.

Comment from Ulla

Excellent

So you grew up in Brooklyn? So you are a New Yorker through and through, or thru and thru as some would say. I loved the scene you set showing us how a typical Monday morning would look like.Ulla:)))

 Comment Written 11-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and your support for the piece. I was born in NYC, but we moved when I was five and I really grew up in the suburbs of Long Island. As for the typical Monday morning; I think what I want to get across in many of the pieces of Memories is that these small moments, that we often overlook, are a big part of our perception of the experience of life. The music we listen to. The jelly our mother made. The work our father had to do to keep us comfortable. It all seems in the background, but it is a big part of what defines our experience of life. estory

Comment from amada

Excellent

I loved your story of nie family life, the jams your mom cokkeed, the soft routine and the songs of the time. I wasn't so lucky, lots of disfunction, I seldom saw my father, the times he came to visit, I sat with him and we listened to the radio; I used to sing for him.

 Comment Written 11-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and your perspective on the piece. What you talked about there, the music you listened to with your dad; that's what I am getting at. It is these esoteric things, these pieces of pop music that we all listen to, but listen to within our own experience, that we can share, that defines our experience of life. In different ways. Like a kalaidascope of experience estory

Comment from Jasmine Girl

Excellent

I like this chapter, especially the details of your mother making jam with concord grapes. You have had a solid family growing up. You are lucky. Mine was full of domestic violence and illicit affairs in the family revolutions on the street.

I really appreciate my life in the US in the last 35 years.

 Comment Written 11-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and for the perspective on the piece. I can see how my life in NY can contrast with someone like yours. My parents were devout Christians and I think this background played a huge role in the experience of life we had. I am hoping the shared memories of the music, things like the jelly, will form connections for people to the experience I had. estory

reply by Jasmine Girl on 12-Jan-2021

I thought your were writing a book about your grandfather' surviving of Holocaust. I'm confused.

There are many Christians here at FanStory.

reply by the author on 13-Jan-2021

My grandfather didn't survive the Holocaust. He survived Nazi Germany. I don't know if I will post the book here or try to self publish it. I haven't decided yet and first I have to finish editing it. This year I will post Memories of this World and Apocalypse on this site. estory

reply by Jasmine Girl on 13-Jan-2021

I have my second book almost ready for publication. It has just been edited by an expensive and professional editor and my friend. I need to sort it through.

Comment from royowen

Excellent

It's amazing to me, how being raised by loving, caring parents, my parents fought a lot, and there wasn't TV, until I was seventeen, but I remember those songsters of the time, surprised me you didn't mention the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. Beautifully written my friend. A good feeling of safety and Bon Ami. Well done, blessings Roy
Typo : Sitting at one of the table(s) 2: The (momas) and the papas. Mammas?

 Comment Written 11-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2021

Thanks so much for the excellent review and your comments on the piece. Our parents really shape our experience of life, I think, that is a main point of this piece. As for the Beatles; I remember Yellow Submarine, SGt. Pepper, the White Album. The Rolling Stones I was never much of a fan of. The Carpenters and light pop were our background as kids. Then we started listening to WABC, Dan Ingram, when we got a little older. The Jacksons, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Three Dog Night, Stuff like that. Its amazing how much we can relate to the same music and how the feelings it brings up connect us across distance and time. estoryu

reply by royowen on 12-Jan-2021

That?s right, I was more a light pop fan.

Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock

Excellent

You know, even although those days didn't really produce anything spectacular, they were enjoyable. You bring to memory the role the radio played. Music, music, music.
Day after day. Song sheets, the Hit Parade, those were front and centre things. All so pleasant. Now look at us.
You stir our memories well with your story.

Ralf

Ralf

 Comment Written 11-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2021

Thanks for the excellent review and your perspective on the story. I think you are getting it. Making connections through the music we all listened to in those days brings us to our different experiences of the same songs. If you liked this chapter, you will probably like the rest of the collection. This will really be a trip down memory lane estory

reply by Raffaelina Lowcock on 12-Jan-2021

I read chapter 1. I await chapter 3.
Why haven't you clicked on
"Add a Chapter?"

Ralf