A perfect day & Storyteller honoured it well with this blog by Catherine Hamrick.
“The Sea, the Sea—It’s So Empty”
06 Friday Jun 2014
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06 Friday Jun 2014
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A perfect day & Storyteller honoured it well with this blog by Catherine Hamrick.
Brought this to the fore:
We huddled behind the steel doors, as the LST bobbed and ploughed through the rough. My fear cloaked and made me crouch. As the LST got closer to shore, I heard the pitter patter – bullets rapping on the steel door. German machine guns. The sergeant blew the whistle – time for the door to drop open as we beached. Pitter patter turned to rat-tat-tat! I lost my fear – mesmerized at the approach of death. Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat.
I remained transfixed – spellbound – and the door clanged and splashed open – – – –
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Many thanks Eric for agreeing the American Storyteller Catherine Hamrick did come out with some awesome passages. Her words, not mine! You Americans are leading in blogging!
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