Going Going Going

Now I agree that if homeschoolers did everything that there was available out there for us we would NOT be at home ever! But what I don't understand is those Homeschool Mom's who do just that. They schedule something for their children to do every day of the week...and some weekends too!
   Is it their need to be on the go constantly themselves? Or do they think they are enriching their kids lives by always being on the go? I really don't know the reasons behind their thinking.
I was once close friends with a Mom like that. You know the Type A kind of Mom that was always on the go and always scheduling every minute of every day for her children. And one day the kids told me that they just wish they could stay at home at least one day and not eat out so much. They actually told my daughter she was lucky she got to eat at home with her family and not eat take out all the time.
  That Mom was so busy all the time that we eventually lost touch with one another because she was to busy. She was even to busy for friends. That was the saddest part to me. That she couldn't find time to be friends or even make new ones.
That was 15 years ago. I wonder to this day if she ever slowed down.

Frustrated With Homeschoolers

      NEWSFLASH!!!!
    Most Homeschoolers are INCONSIDERATE and most of them think they are above simple kindness and courtesy. I am constantly reading articles of how much smarter homeschool children are over public school kids. AND I agree that most are ... but what they fail to mention and talk about is the parents of homeschoolers.  Most homeschool parents that I meet in everyday life think the sun rises and sets on their children (and themselves) and simple common everyday kindness, you can tell, is NOT taught in their household.
   The public schools teach kids NOT to bully and to have compassion towards their fellow students. That is one thing in their favor. I wish there was a CLASS for homeschool parents to take and a pledge they would have to sign before they decide to homeschool their kids that they would also teach kindness and compassion to their children, and to practice what they teach!!!
 

Favorite Authors

     Of course like most writers I love to read. I mostly love the Supernatural/Horror/Thriller Genre. But I will always read anything that is put in front of me. My biggest fear in life is to loose my eyesight. Listening to books on tape would not be the same for me as holding a book in my hand and being able to turn the pages. I am not even fond of reading books electronically. I have to feel the book and I love the smell of the paper.
     I am also a book collector. I have almost every V.C. Andrews book written. I was really sad when she passed away but her family did a good job in keeping her writing going.
   My favorite author is Dean Koontz. His books and movies have inspired me to look outside the box. I also like to read Stephen King,  Michael McDowell, Peter Straub, and John Saul.
   Some of my earlier influences were Robert Frost and Edgar Allen Poe.  
 

My Author Bio

Hello Reader,

      I am a storyteller. But then again aren’t all authors. I remember being a story teller as far back as 10 years old. I used to make up stories for my cousins when we had sleepovers.     

     The Telescope Files is my first published novel. I had the story of a haunted telescope inside of my head for a few years and finally it’s out of my head.

     A lot of my friends have asked why I waited so long to publish anything. I did (sort of) publish some of my poetry before. I used to create web pages and I took that opportunity to direct my creativity into those, and I put some of my poetry on my website.  

      I have been writing Poetry, Plays, and Short Stories for years. I can’t even remember how old I was when I first started writing creatively. It seems as though I have been writing my whole life.  But the first time I was approached to actually publish some of my work I was in the 10^th grade. My English teacher read a short story I wrote and approached me and asked if she could send it in to a magazine. At that time I refused. I wasn’t confident enough of my writing at that time to take the plunge.

     Now that I am over 50 I am at that point of my life where I am confident enough to share my work with the rest of the world. Good or bad. If you read any of my work and think it was good (or bad) I would really love to hear from you.

Thank you,

Donna Cline

georgiashouse@hotmail.com

Buy my first book here
The Telescope Files