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    HANDMADE STORIES
    HANDMADE STORIES
    HANDMADE STORIES
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    HANDMADE STORIES

    By Ida Tomshinsky

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateJan 22, 2025
    ISBN9798369433171
    HANDMADE STORIES
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    Ida Tomshinsky

    Mrs. Ida Tomshinsky, is a long-time Librarian, with a capital “L.” She is kind to share with readers her personal professional story and how she says in the book, “It was an honor and privilege to serve the local communities.” Many people think that the Librarian occupation is in the past, and the Internet and Google can give anyone abundance of information on the fast request. Today, in the modern digital world, we need the librarians’ input more than ever before to guide throughout the getaway of books, digital resources, and “fake” news and facts.

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      HANDMADE STORIES - Ida Tomshinsky

      Copyright © 2024 by Ida Tomshinsky.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Rev. date: 11/21/2024

      Xlibris

      844-714-8691

      www.Xlibris.com

      863694

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      Watching the Sky

      Two Lionesses And The Fish

      Mastodon Americanum

      Bandit’s Mask

      Grasshopper and Little Frog

      Spider and Fly

      Beneath the Mask

      Beneath the Iceberg and Behind the Mask

      The Art of Handwriting Letters

      A Letter for My Mom

      Libraries are Essential

      Book Lovers Day

      Scar Face

      Generational Connectivity

      Ethical Dilemma

      A Grandfather and His Grandson

      I Was a Fashion Librarian

      Premier Speech

      A Man to Respect, a Life to Admire: Speech

      The Bookend Story

      Brief Florida Agricultural Report

      Prince in the Parking Lot

      Lady Gaga Things She is A Fashion Librarian

      Library Accessibility Means Diversity

      All about Pumpkins

      About the Poetry Month

      The World Ocean Day

      Trees are Alike People

      A Caring Touch

      Commemorative Story

      A Thank You Note

      Joy and Delight

      A New Year: Essay of Time and Life

      Colors of the Fourth Quarter

      Introduction

      Today, Ida Tomshinsky is known in her local community as a longtime Librarian. The knitting fans recognize her as an enthusiast. Her blog and social media distinguish visual stories based on both photographic sceneries and written words. The readers identify the name for her fascinating books and poems, where she conveys a sense of self-worth and strength through writing skills and self-expression creativity. Whether irreverent or inspirational, these observations share two qualities: a sharp vision that reveals what is essential; and an affirmation of the joy of celebrating life.

      Homemade Stories are collective stories written throughout the years. The stories include both information and visual literacy. Some are essays; others are short reports. Many stories contain autobiographical facts, memories, and non-fiction research; others are fiction products of strong imagination and observation. In addition, there are stories-poems as a form of self-expression. Ms. Tomshinsky is prolific and is hungry for words. The global city of Miami, Doral, Hialeah, Surfside, Westchester represent the world-class of practices, productions, and audiences. The more than three decades of vivid writings in vibrant places of the international crossroads have contributed to the growth and creative talents of our authentic 21st century Florida Author. Philological vibes and history admiration are the incubator of the transcending expressions, and the relationships reflected on the world’s happenings and events, which were observed and lived through the heart of a meticulous Librarian, are part of the psychedelic Renaissance.

      People say homemade means happiness. Therefore, the homemade stories are happy and positive. In the century or two, or in a millennium, people will live in a new way, a happier way. We will not be there to see it – but it’s why we live, why we work. It’s why we suffer. We are creating it. That is toward that goal. (Anton Chekhov)

      The short stories genre is not extremely popular among writers. Parents read and tell goodnight stories to children filled with imagination and fantasy. Grandparents are packed with stories and offer to tell them to anyone who has the attentiveness to listen to them. Often, seniors tell the stories to relive the happenings in order of places, passageway of time, and partakers perhaps to preserve the memories that they are not lost in stretch of past years. Sometimes, this is all what it is: a story, a play-acting, or a short memory of events or happenings. The written short story from philological perspective is a linguistic exercise of memory building to preserve and protect the events, or moreover, the social aspect of them as by putting the story on paper to step over the line from private self to public materialization.

      Creativity and writing create self-expression that serves two purposes: helps with problem solving, critical thinking, and provides readers with an artistic outlet. Here you have a private brainstorming session! According to psychotherapist Maud Purcell, any writing engages the analytical left-brain, so the creative right brain is free to imagine and feel without any judgement. Besides, engaging in the writing process helps to release stress. The great meditation period that started a while ago is now finished. What this means? This means that Ida is going to have to get back into the world again! From her cozy comfortable work office to the everyday life. This time life will assess how the new and improved Renaissance person in academics will survive the street smarts daily operations. Life has several stages: innocent springtime, woman’s summertime, cleave and wise fall; and the stage of spiritual grow of the wintertime, hopefully, until next spring. What I want to say, the time of the stories and the places of events, as usual set the stage. And the rest is a reflection on the events.

      Several stories told through a series of family gatherings and family albums of photos that activated the memory of varies moments. Each image has a story. It explores intergenerational influences that shaped Ida Tomshinsky approach in aspects of her personal as well as professional life as a long-life educator. Other stories were written for various reasons: acknowledgement, anticipation, and celebrations. Remember, the real story is not what you can see, but all the moments they have held in between.

      Ida’s tolerance, her humanity, and the respect she has for everyone around her, no matter what their position in society, or their intellectual capacities, make her really in tune with the atmosphere around her. She is a part of the diverse local community, and this book is another milestone to be proud of this recognition of the role the venue of these short stories plays to the entire network of collaborations. Cultural exchange in the stories injects empathy and positivity into the global conversation.

      Watching the Sky

      I always keep my head high.

      My mother used to say that I am doing it because my neck is long.

      In our family pictures, my head is up, a little bit too much.

      My mother used to look at me without saying any words.

      I would read her lips: Put your chin down, your head is too high.

      There are no secrets.

      I keep my head high because I must look at the sky.

      Let’s say, I have some free time, and I am outside.

      I must look up to the sky.

      If I am sitting at the window, my head rises, turns up, and I can steer at the high sky.

      The multicolor, the capacity, the drama of passing by clouds keep me exited

      And allow me to fantasize about high spirits.

      Today the sky is very blue; with white clouds looking like fluffed cream.

      Sometimes, the clouds have a pattern.

      They always move.

      Scientifically, we both are moving.

      All right, the clouds are moving, and I am moving too.

      Technically, we have a different

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