A View from the Past, that is my own thoughts of the past, reveal history in a personalized outlook. As a child in elementary school, my generation was witness not only to the traumatic shooting of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, we also witnessed the televised shooting of the accused assassin of him. Live coverage, in black and white, filled the weekend television screen back in the days when there were only seven channels to select from. Now with the digital access of the internet, many more portals have opened and provided paths to explore. Witnesses who viewed the presidential parade claimed that the shots were fired from a different direction which differed considerably from the official report. The mystery still needs to be resolved fifty five years later.
Learning of this public murder in the spring of my years was an unsettling experience. To have a leader killed steals the security from a child. As I approached the door of my home on that dreadful day, my mother opened it and asked if I had heard the news. I replied with a yes to her question. Then both of us shed our tears for this fallen hero.
Memory can be compared to a Book; however it depends which chapter the reader selects. In my memory I can choose thoughts and experiences, be thee good or be thee bad, from a "rolodex" of past experiences. Their images are frozen on "film", so to speak, which I can access through thought, including their preserved audio. How vivid these memories can be!
A writer has the sense to pick and choose what content will appear in a story of any particular genre of choice. Any author will employ past experiences as an influence or backdrop to fiction. Other authors will not rule out research or discussion with others to enhance their short stories or novels.
Continue to Write and readers shall delight in your words typed and shared on the internet or on hardcopy.
