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Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100
CLASS CLOWN
Esther fidgeted in her chair as the seventh grade English teacher, Miss Foley, leaned forward with an authoritative air and cleared her throat. “Your son—”
“He’s disruptive, isn’t he? Either he talks out of turn or has his head in the clouds.”
“He does enjoy center stage,” said Miss Foley with a fond smile. “One of my classroom’s brightest stars.”
“You mean he’s not in trouble?”
“Oh my, no.”
“Then why did you ask me here?”
“To discuss his special talents, Mrs. Serling. Someday, I predict Roddy will be a great orator for he has so much to say.”
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Helen Foley
Sam, Roddy and Esther Serling
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
So that’s how he got the way he was. Thanx for another historical insight. 🙂
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Dear Archon,
Mr. Serling was a fascinating and talented man, taken from us way too soon. Glad you liked my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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This is so Rochelle! I see you painstakingly scraping the layers of earth with your trowel, revealing fragments that you carefully piece together again.
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Dear Neil,
I do enjoy a good archaeological dig through history. Sometimes I find some fascinating bits of antiquity that I never knew before. I love to share these. So I’ll take your comment as a compliment. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It was intended as such
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Great story to go with a stunning photo Rochelle. I shall look forward to reading Madison’s collection when it is published on amazon.
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Dear Louise,
Madison’s first installment “First Hunt” is available on Amazon.
Thank you for your sweet words re my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Utterly charming.
And the program, of course, is where we all wish we were featured.
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Dear CE,
There was some brilliant writing on that show, most of it Mr. Serling’s. Thank you for your lovely words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Again you manage to bring people from the past to life. I love that, teacher.
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Dear Gabi,
I just can’t seem to help myself when it comes to individuals from the past. I’m glad you enjoy it. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Another bit of history, thank you for the lesson.
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Dear Loré,
I hope the lesson was enjoyable. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It always is. 😉
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I love how interesting you manage to make such historical origin stories like this. You really have a gift of bringing characters and settings to life. Thanks for the mention 🙂 I think I have a story for this week’s photo and will try to get linked up between now and Friday.
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Dear Madison,
I’m happy to see you here!
I’m not sure when I started writing these historical pieces. My first few flashes definitely weren’t, It seems that once I started historical fiction became my trademark. There’s something about digging for the humanity of people who lived long ago (or not all that long ago) that draws me like a moth to the flame.
I look forward to your story. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I remember reading about Serling sitting by the pool with his typewriter, chain smoking and writing Twilight Zone scripts. He penned almost 90% of that show, and though he was not above stealing an idea from other writers (notably John D. MacDonald’s gold watch that stops time) he always put his own spin on things. Thanks for this tribute.
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Dear J Hardy,
In case you haven’t guessed it, I’m a TZ junkie. I have the definitive box set and have watched it from end to end. Here’s a link to fabulous documentary. It’s long, but I highly recommend it. https://rochellewisoff.com/2017/03/01/3-march-2017/
He’s one of those people that, if I could go back in time, I would love to meet and chat with. Of course, I’d need a gas mask for the cigarette smoke. 😉
Thank you for swinging by. I’m a little late making the rounds this morning.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What a great teacher! Your posts teach me so much!
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Dear Clare,
Teacher? Me? Love it. I was such a poor history student in school. I hope my story was entertaining as well. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Another gem of history revealed. Excellent as always.
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Dear Iain,
In a way this one’s hard for me to think of as history. Rod Serling was such a presence during my childhood and adolescent years. But, history it is. Thank you for your generous compliment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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True, a definite sign of getting older when childhood starts becoming history to the next generation!
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There is always a time when a true talent is found.. and it takes a special person to see it too.. I never saw the Twilight zone.. but i can understand the fascination. Love when you have me go to Google.
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Dear Björn,
I’m happy to have sent you to the Google Zone. 😉 There are episodes available to watch on YouTube. Here’s one considered a classic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FYuOdMqPkA
Thank you for your comments re my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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We do love our Twilight Zone series. You always teach me something new through your stories even if I am completely familiar with the subject. Or so I thought. Great job, as always.
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Dear Jan,
History is full of spins and dives, isn’t it? Glad you enjoyed and learned something new. 😉
Thanks M’Luv,
Rochelle
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True story. Rod Serling was petrified of being in front of the TV camera. It was the reason his delivery was always so terse. Ironically, it became his trademark.
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Dear James,
I’ve also heard stories to the contrary. In one of the documentaries I watched, it was said that Rod enjoyed the spotlight and being in front of the camera. Whom does one believe? At any rate he was a genius taken from us much too soon.
Thank you for swinging by.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Good for Miss Foley! It is possible the world owes her for encouraging this special talent. Well written, as usual.
Very strange, and maybe something for the Twilight Zone, but the last two weeks your posts haven’t showed up in my Reader feed. I am still “following” you, so I’m not sure what’s going on. I only catch it when other FF posts start popping up.
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Dear Trent,
As a matter of fact, Rod Serling did name a character, a teacher, in one of the TZ’s Helen Foley after his teacher. From what I’ve read and seen, she had a great influence on many young minds in their town.
I don’t know what’s going on with the notifications. Just remember that my FF posts go live at 2:30 AM CST every Wednesday.
Thank you for stopping by to read and comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You know I love your stories… Don’t ever stop digging up these little gems that you turn into wonderful snippets of real people’s lives.
You know… I, ahem, never watched Twilight Zone… he he he… Now I want to!
And, don’t we all wish we had a Miss Foley who believed in us and actually shared that thought with our parents?
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Dear Dale,
When I think of Miss Foley, I remember my art teacher Mrs. Spears. 😉
You really will have to look up the TZ on You Tube. Don’t give me the age thing. Those shows have been in syndication for years. Well maybe not in Canada.
Thank you for your continued encouragement.
Shalom,
Rochelle POP
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Ha ha… no. Not the age-thing, syndication here too. Just one of things! I will have to scope a few out.
I didn’t have that one teacher…
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You never disappoint. You introduce people to me that I have forgotten about, or, like today someone I didn’t know. Thank you!
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Dear Bridget,
Your words make me smile. Thank you for such a lovely compliment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Your placing life back into history is really lovely. Jealous.🙂
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Thank you, Michael. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I had never seen this pitch before. It’s terrific. As a TZ fan, I recall that episode. Serling was an amazing writer and visionary, taken so young. I recommend listening to his college speeches especially UCLA on 11/11/1966. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyJUwZ0k-JQ He was so way ahead of his time.
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Dear Larry,
He was definitely ahead of his time. A great loss. Thank you for coming by.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It’s so often the children who might be seen as ‘trouble’ who are really gifted. The ones who can’t keep still because they’re too excited by their own ideas, the ones whose imagination flies off in a thousand different directions and seem impossible to pin down. How wonderful if his teacher saw his behaviour for what it was – real potential,
Thanks so much for sharing this tid bit with us, Rochelle. A wonderful scene about a very gifted man
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Dear Lynn,
What a pity that every child doesn’t have a Miss Foley. I’m so pleased that you enjoyed my story about an amazing individual. It still saddens me that we lost him so soon.
Thank you for your wonderful comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Those of us blessed to have our own Miss Foleys appreciate the self worth a good teacher can impart – invaluable. Lovely tale, Rochelle
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I completely love this twist. My misconceptions and I were ready to glare at the teacher, who I was certain would come up with some sort of imagination-killing suggestion about an imaginative boy. I was right there with Esther, fretting, shocked… and then extremely pleased.
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Dear Magaly,
I understand your concern at the beginning. My eldest son had a second grade teacher I simply remember as ‘the witch.” (with a capital B) All year long she harped on his chattiness and his handwriting. Meanwhile, the boy was reading and comprehending on a 6th grade level. I think I finally snapped and told her to pay attention to WHAT he was writing rather than how. Incidentally, he has a very nice handwriting now. Go figure.
Glad you liked my story and took the time to say so. Comments mean so much.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The teacher’s attitude was such a lovely surprise. I had no idea about Rod. What a fascinating show that was. Thanks for bringing back good memories. Lish
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Dear Lish,
I wonder how many creative people had this same experience as children? I suspect, more than we’re aware of. Rod Serling is a favorite of mine, as was the Twilight Zone. In fact, you could say it influenced my childhood in many ways, which might explain a lot. 😉 Not to mention, it made me afraid of my own dolls. “My name is Talking Tina and I’m going to kill you.”
Thank you for reading and leaving a nice comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hi Rochelle. Here is my entry this week
Looking forward to reading some more ideas. Great photo.
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Dear Pensitivity,
It’s really not necessary to put your link here on my page since you’ve successfully linked in the inLinkz list. I pretty much read all of them. 😉
I hope you enjoyed my story as well as my photo.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you. I’m not very good with gizmos, so now I know I’m doing it correctly, will keep to the inlinkz list.
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Dear Jamie Lee,
I always loved Mr. Serling’s show. He had a great imagination and a style all his own. He was careful to use Real Actors, and Not People in his productions. Back in those days we didn’t have to worry about illegal immigrants writing blog posts for lazy hillbillies, but I bet it would have made a fascinating script.
Save better, live money
S. Walton
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Dear Sam,
Do ET’s count as illegal immigrants? I suppose the fact that the Twilight Zone was an integral part of my childhood explains a lot. Thank you for limping by. (Hit by one of those falling prices?)
Shalom,
Jamie Lee
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I’ve been in a similar situation at a parent teacher meeting. Thank goodness for the teachers who believe in their students.
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Dear Rommy,
A perceptive teacher is worth his or her weight in gold. I hope your situation has a positive outcome.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Love the teacher – to see the best in students, individually, even when they don’t make her job easy, she must have been a true great.
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Dear Jen,
I’ve read more about Miss Foley, who Rod Serling named a character after in the TZ. He was among many students who benefited from her guidance. We should all be so lucky.
Thank you for swinging by and for your lovely comments re my writing in your own blog intro.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Another lovely piece 🙂
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Many thanks, Dahlia. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The great things that await for our children. Lovely story Rochelle.
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Thank you, Lindy. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Nice to see, a teacher going out of their way to help a child reach their potential 🙂
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Dear Ali,
There are teachers like that and some of us have been fortunate enough to have them.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Picture if you will, a good review.
You GOT it! 😀
Five out of five “submitted for your approval” (even though he said maybe a couple of times or so).
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Dear Cuzzin Notnek,
Funny how those said once or twice phrases are remembered. I have noticed that he didn’t really say “submitted for your approval” often. Nor did Henry Blake say Abyssinia all that often either.
Love it…thank you for unlocking the door with the key of imagination and crossing over into the Purple Zone.
Shalom,
Cuzzin Shelley
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“Dee-dee dee-dee. Dee-dee dee-dee.”
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I have the original soundtracks from the series. Big old several CD collection, plus the vinyls that sold in the early 1980’s. Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, Nathan Van Cleave, it goes on. Let me know when you’d like to hear them.
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He was fortunate in his teacher – not all teachers are so perceptive.
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So true, Lizzy. Thank you for stopping by. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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How I love the Twilight Zone. One of the first videos I’ve ever watched on my laptop when I finally managed an internet connection was a TWZ episode. Before that I only read about the plot lines in Wikipedia. And it was “Walking Distance” I still couldn’t find another poignant piece of art in any medium that resonates with me so much. Lovely story. 🙂
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Dear Tamal,
“Walking Distance” is a poignant piece. I recently watched it again. I’m happy you discovered TZ. It’s never too late to love it. 😉 Thank you for reading and leaving a lovely comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Lovely. You always hear the bad or expect the worst at parent nights… its nice to hear the good. More should do this 😊
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Dear Laurie,
What parent doesn’t dread hearing the worst about her child? My youngest, also a creative soul, was in trouble a lot. Fortunately he was blessed with some teachers who believed in him. For those I am eternally grateful.
Thank you for such a nice comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh thats wonderful to hear Rochelle. Some teachers can certainly change lives
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Love this, so many creative people are misunderstood because they just can not color inside the lines. I felt the mother’s fearful anticipation. I remember being called to the principal’s office for my son but he was usually in trouble, and maybe just a little misunderstood.
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Dear Cindy,
When my youngest son was in school I would cringe every time the phone rang. 😉 We all survived and he’s an amazingly talented and happily married adult. Thank you for your comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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And there was me thinking poor Esther was there to try and interpret some classic “teacher speak”! Glad she wasn’t and that my expectations were thoroughly confounded.
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Dear Louise,
I think any mother in Esther’s place would have the same apprehensions. After all, it wouldn’t have been the first time young Roddy had been in trouble for being disruptive. 😉
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Twilight Zone music still runs thru’ my head, whenever I think of strange things… and I tend do to do that a lot. 😉
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Dear Dawn,
No doubt most of us “of a certain age” and those who’ve seen reruns have the same reaction to bizarre occurrences. I do, too.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Excellent! Everyone remembers Twilight Zone, but later there was Night Gallery, which for me frequently was Night Mare. 🙂 Very creative and talented man.
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Dear Sascha,
Night Gallery was highly forgettable. Apparently this was true for Mr. Serlling who only hosted the show. He didn’t write for it or even care much for the show. I’m happy you enjoyed my story. Thank you cor stopping by.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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i think he got lucky. students that stick out are usually hammered down like nails. 🙂
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Dear Plaridel,
True that. Fortunately there are those who refused to be hammered. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wonderful flash! I love that teacher 🙂 Poor mother, she must have heard so much bad news about her son on previous school visits! I’m a teacher, although I teach adults now, I used to teach teenagers, and I know that when you have a class full of them it can be hard to give them the personalised attention they need.
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Dear Luccia,
A blessing on your head for being a teacher. ❤ Thank you for your sweet words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle, I ever so look forward to reading your historical fictions. You are its undisputed queen.
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Dear Neel,
Your comments certainly make me feel like a queen. Many thanks. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
That story reminds me of what my family doctor said of my daughter when she was a toddler. He said, “One day, that girl will be a politician or an opera singer!” When she was at her reception school, a teacher predicted she would grow up a delinquent as she was so disruptive. In primary school, it was suggested she might like to work for the telephone exchange when she grew up. All those predictions! Actually, she has ended up as a home carer, and those of her clients who would otherwise be lonely, love it that she’s a chatterbox 🙂
I think it’s very hard to predict what people will do, but it’s certain true that often the bright kids get bored, so mess about in class. Teachers like Miss Foley who recognise a child’s talents are like gold dust. That being said, teachers now are under such pressure with huge classes and impossible targets to meet, it must prove quite a real challenge to accommodate and keep bright children happy.
Apparently the actor Jim Carrey, when at school, couldn’t stop pulling silly faces and clowning around in class. In the end, the teacher’s solution to this (rather than having to constantly tell him off) was to allow him five minutes at the end of the school day to entertain the class, just so long as he behaved himself for the rest of the day.
As ever, I love your story. And see how many stories it has prompted from me — well over 100 words of true life tales!
All best wishes,
Sarah
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Dear Sarah,
In light of your comment, I must confess that the ending line was actually delivered by my eldest son’s first grade teacher re Shannon’s talkativeness. Zelda was one those teachers who looked past the misbehavior and saw potential. Shannon, who still can bend an ear for hours is a creative man who still looks back on her as a great influence in his life.
I’m glad my story resonated with you and you’ve taken the time to say so. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What an interesting insight into Rod Serling! I enjoyed how you gave a glimpse into what it must have been like for his mother and teacher. I only recently went back and watched all the Twilight Zone episodes in a row — the wonders of streaming TV.
The photo this week is especially gorgeous, Rochelle. And it inspired so many diverse stories! I haven’t had time to read even half of them, there are so many this week, so clearly it spoke to a lot of writers. I haven’t had much time to participate in flash fiction lately because I’m so busy at work, and also because I went to my second writers’ conference, which took up a lot of writing time (happily so, at least). It’s nice to be “back”!
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Dear Joy,
Sounds like you’ve been über busy. Not a bad thing. 😉
The Twilight Zone is a classic and Rod Serlling was a genius. He left quite a legacy. Thank you for your generous comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I agree; I really enjoyed Twilight Zone. His Night Gallery shows were good too, as were the Outer Limits shows that were inspired by him.
And I also agree that being busy is not a bad thing. I am lucky to have the “problem” of having to prioritize my time among so many interesting activities. When I think of all the times I was bored when I was kid and tried to find ways to use up time, I want to go back and take that time away from my younger self, and use it more happily and productively now!
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Sometimes the right teacher can turn your life around and the wrong one can break your life. Heartwarming piece of history!
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Dear Joyful,
Thank you for such lovely comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hi Rochelle, I am not sure you got my link and comment. Hello Again. I was intrigued by this photo and my first thoughts were that it might be a great inspiration for an alien story. I noticed several offerings along this line, so I went with an apocalyptic theme instead. Here it is…https://katmyrman.com/2017/03/02/beautiful-sky/
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Dear Kat,
This is the first link I’ve received from you. I took the liberty of linking it on the inLinkz blue frog list. Nope, didn’t get a comment either. I hope you read and enjoyed my story while you were in the neighborhood. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I certainly did. I remember listening to Rod Sterling’s velvet voice as he introduced the scary tales on The Twilight Zone. I love learned the story behind the person. 😊
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Dear Kat,
I loved his voice, too. Although some of the Twilight Zone’s were scary, most of them delivered a powerful message. We lost him too soon. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Awesome! Rod Serling is one of my greatest influences. I’ll bet he was disruptive as a child though, having very different thoughts than his peers. Great look into history again, Rochelle! 🙂
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Dear Eric,
Rod Serling had a great influence on me and I also credit him with my fear of one of my dolls. Talking Tina was terrifying. What an amazing writer. He left us way too soon. Thank you for your kind words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’m going to try to resist the urge to write about the storm…yeah, right, if you believe that… Great Pic, Rochelle! Rod Sterling was awesome! Still love watching those older shows.
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Dear Jelli,
I can’t imagine why you’d write about storms. 😉 Glad you liked my picture nd my story. I have then entire box set of TZ. Great stuff. Some of it ahead of its time.
Thank you and Shalom,
Rochelle
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Most of it ahead of its time and well over many heads in deeper meanings.
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Here’s mine–
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Dear Sangbad,
I’ve added your link to the inLinkz list where others besides myself will see it. The way we link each week is to click the blue frog icon below the photo and follow directions. I’ll be happy to help with that.
This page, besides being Friday Fictioneers Central, is also my personal blog page. While I don’t mind helping out, it’s mostly the place to read and comment on my story which I hope you read and enjoyed. Now I’m off to read yours.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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thank you for the help…next time onward will follow this…m’while waiting for your review…
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Another great one Rochelle, you’ve introduced me to someone else I knew nothing about.
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Dear Michael,
First I gasp in disbelief. You knew nothing of my childhood (and adult) hero? Then it’s my privilege to introduce you. 😉 Second I say thank you for your kind words re my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow! I was familiar with the TV shows but not the man behind them. Wonderful story Rochelle.
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Dear Subroto,
I’m happy to introduce you to the genius that was Rod Serling. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A proud mum, was that Mrs Serling, assuming she hadn’t cut a deal with Beelzebub.
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Dear Patrick,
I think she was proud mum. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I love that his mother expected censure that she was used to but instead got hope.
Many geniuses were actually found to be useless in the normal stream of life!
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Dear Sabina,
After all the bad reports, it must’ve been a relief for Esther Serling to hear something good about her little genius. And genius he was! Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Exactly! ☺
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Loved it.. I love the way I always learn something from your stories. Thanks a lot!
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Dear Yuhu,
I usually learn something by writing these stories. Happy to take you along for the ride. Thank you so much!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Pleasure, Ma’m. I am curious though. How do you find such bit and pieces of history? Are you already aware of such incidents and build your stories or do you hunt for pieces of information first?
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Good question. Glad you asked. 😀 The process varies, but most of the time I use Google, Often the place I start with leads to another subject entirely. For instance, for one story I started with the history of the Edsel and ended up writing about history of the Frisbee which came out the same year as the car. https://rochellewisoff.com/2014/11/05/7-november-2014/
Sometimes, as in this story, I know where I want to go, but the story might not be what I thought it would be. I wanted to write something about Rod Serling but after watching a documentary and reading a few articles I decided t write from his mother’s point of view.
I do love finding obscure nuggets of history and if I can work them into a story, even better.
I hope that answered your question…at least to some degree.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh! Yes! It did. It’s wonderful how a lot of research is done to write one story convincingly. Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts. Cheers.
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