The Day the Music Stopped
My remembrance of WWII6 total reviews
Comment from zanya
This is s superb slice of life event from WW11 and its real impact on family at the time, told through the eyes of a child, with the child's candid realisation of the effect on the family and the absent brothers- interesting comment towards the end about having more 'stuff'! This could serve as the opening chapter to a book !
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2021
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This is s superb slice of life event from WW11 and its real impact on family at the time, told through the eyes of a child, with the child's candid realisation of the effect on the family and the absent brothers- interesting comment towards the end about having more 'stuff'! This could serve as the opening chapter to a book !
Comment Written 10-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2021
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I am not sure if I already wrote you a 'thank you' for the five star review, but I wanted to be sure I did. I appreciate the it so much.
Comment from Jean Lutz1
Powerful contender for the true story contest. I know it is true. I lived it myself. Born on April Fools Day 1940. We must have lived in a flight pattern in the hardwood forest in west Tennessee. I was not afraid of those fleet of bombers. The tall trees blocked my view so as soon as I heard them approaching I would run to the plot cleared for a Victory Garden. The best spot for viewing was under the okra plants which toured over me like mini trees. To this day I love airplanes and okra. At age 18, with a high school education, I enlisted on Oct. 20, 1958 and took off for the wild blue yonder. Little did I know one of my first assignments would be special assignment to the US House of Representatives during the John F. Kennedy admin. And I worked for one of the original raiders. They had a re-union in 1962, I believe. I got to meet all who were still living -- including Jimmy Doolittle. Keep using your pen to tell stories that are not being told in history books today. The artwork is perfect -- portrays when men were real men.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2021
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Powerful contender for the true story contest. I know it is true. I lived it myself. Born on April Fools Day 1940. We must have lived in a flight pattern in the hardwood forest in west Tennessee. I was not afraid of those fleet of bombers. The tall trees blocked my view so as soon as I heard them approaching I would run to the plot cleared for a Victory Garden. The best spot for viewing was under the okra plants which toured over me like mini trees. To this day I love airplanes and okra. At age 18, with a high school education, I enlisted on Oct. 20, 1958 and took off for the wild blue yonder. Little did I know one of my first assignments would be special assignment to the US House of Representatives during the John F. Kennedy admin. And I worked for one of the original raiders. They had a re-union in 1962, I believe. I got to meet all who were still living -- including Jimmy Doolittle. Keep using your pen to tell stories that are not being told in history books today. The artwork is perfect -- portrays when men were real men.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2021
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Thank you for the five star review. The memories of that period of time are still so vivid. We who have lived history in the making cannot forget. I found your remembrance of WWII so interesting and if you haven't written a book about your adventures, you should.
Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
Gripping--masterfully narrated--POV of yourself as 8-13--brilliant. Skillfully underplayed, no superfluous pathos--you wisely let the events speak for themselves in plain language apt for your age.
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2021
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Gripping--masterfully narrated--POV of yourself as 8-13--brilliant. Skillfully underplayed, no superfluous pathos--you wisely let the events speak for themselves in plain language apt for your age.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2021
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Thank you for taking the time to read my story. Also, thank you for the five star review.
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
You did a great job telling of this time from your POV as a child. I enjoyed reading it. There is good flow and progression as the war moves ahead, too. You never lose track of the POV from you. Everything you wrote sounds just like I would imagine a young child speaking about how the world was changing in so many areas. Best wishes.
Respectfully, Jan
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2021
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You did a great job telling of this time from your POV as a child. I enjoyed reading it. There is good flow and progression as the war moves ahead, too. You never lose track of the POV from you. Everything you wrote sounds just like I would imagine a young child speaking about how the world was changing in so many areas. Best wishes.
Respectfully, Jan
Comment Written 09-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2021
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Thank you so much for taking the time to read my story and for the five star review.
Comment from Erika Seshadri
This is such a vivd recollection of the war from a child's point of view. How things changed so much, so quickly.
Before 2020, I would have had a hard time imagining how something could affect the entire world so much, but I suppose fighting the corona virus is a different type of war.
Thank for sharing. Stay well.
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2021
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This is such a vivd recollection of the war from a child's point of view. How things changed so much, so quickly.
Before 2020, I would have had a hard time imagining how something could affect the entire world so much, but I suppose fighting the corona virus is a different type of war.
Thank for sharing. Stay well.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2021
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Thank you so much for your generous
rating and comments. I new to the site
and I apologize for being late.
Comment from Carol Clark2
This is a good story for the contest. The attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent entering into WWII affected so many families across our nation. It's nice to read a personal story about it. I like that you ended with the music playing again. Best wishes for the contest.
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2021
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This is a good story for the contest. The attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent entering into WWII affected so many families across our nation. It's nice to read a personal story about it. I like that you ended with the music playing again. Best wishes for the contest.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2021
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Thank you for taking the time to read my story and for the 5 star review.
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My pleasure.
