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IMAGINATION and FANTASIES

There were also books; the classics for children like ‘Treasure
Island’, and ‘Robinson Cruisoe’. Uncle Remus’s stories of
Brother Rabbit, Bear, and Fox were grand. I knew them by
heart. And mysteries like the Hardy Boys. These imaginary
things were the web that wound around my imagination and
encouraged my daily life.

Biographies were the final tie to my imagination and fantasies.
The Presidents, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and
Abe Lincoln. There was one that stood out Daniel Boone. I
loved the descriptions of his adventures in deep dark
Kentucky and West Virginia following deer trails and ducking
hostile Indians.
It is possible that these experiences had a huge impact on me.
I’ve been told over and over that I’m too easily influenced by
what I saw or heard. Maybe the adrenaline created by these
fantasies has always stirred my imagination. If so I’m so happy
to know they had contributed .

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