Minnie and the Masons
A farm job.38 total reviews
Comment from the13thpoet
Hello Terry a good day to you, as always I hope this finds you well. Thank you for sharing your story with us. It's awesome that you were able to get that bit of oral history from your grandmother before her passing. There are too many people (me included) who don't have a clue about their history or where they come from. Good job!
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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Hello Terry a good day to you, as always I hope this finds you well. Thank you for sharing your story with us. It's awesome that you were able to get that bit of oral history from your grandmother before her passing. There are too many people (me included) who don't have a clue about their history or where they come from. Good job!
Comment Written 12-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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Thank you, my friend the 13thpoet for reading and your review. Too many of us have been remiss in not getting oral histories, I only got a couple, wish I had more. Terry.
Comment from Anne Johnston
Your story is well told, easy to follow. So glad your grandmother made the decisions that she did and stood up for her rights. Like most good stories, you leave us with some questions in our minds, that we will probably never have answers for - like how did those men get the money for her?
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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Your story is well told, easy to follow. So glad your grandmother made the decisions that she did and stood up for her rights. Like most good stories, you leave us with some questions in our minds, that we will probably never have answers for - like how did those men get the money for her?
Comment Written 12-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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Anne, you ask great question, and Granny never knew, we can only speculate but it would be a great scene for a movie! Terry.
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I guess your grandmother was just glad to get her money and leave
Comment from Wendy G
What a strong woman your grandmother was. Minnie didn't have many opportunities in her young life, but she was able and willing to be firm and upright, and be respected for herself. Your story was very well written, and maintained the interest from start to finish. I am so glad she shared her life story with you - and that you shared it with us.
Wendy
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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What a strong woman your grandmother was. Minnie didn't have many opportunities in her young life, but she was able and willing to be firm and upright, and be respected for herself. Your story was very well written, and maintained the interest from start to finish. I am so glad she shared her life story with you - and that you shared it with us.
Wendy
Comment Written 12-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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Wendy, thank you for the six stars!!! I am very glad you enjoyed the story. Terry.
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
What a wonderful grandmother you had. She certainly was a no nonsense lady and fought for her dues. I'm sure your father was very proud of her. I enjoyed your story very much, Terry, it was well written and drew me in with that first paragraph. You described her brilliantly. Well done. :) Sandra xx
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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What a wonderful grandmother you had. She certainly was a no nonsense lady and fought for her dues. I'm sure your father was very proud of her. I enjoyed your story very much, Terry, it was well written and drew me in with that first paragraph. You described her brilliantly. Well done. :) Sandra xx
Comment Written 12-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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Thank you for reading, and I hope you and your husband have a speedy recover from the covid. I will keep you all in my thoughts. Terry.
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Thank you, Terry. That is so nice of you. It's the tiredness that is getting to me the most. The rest we can just about cope with. xx
Comment from Spitfire
This method of getting a wife may have been common back then (Now, we have online dating sites. LOL). Minnie is obviously too good for this man. It is funny how she tries to locate him. Being a Mason was akin to saying he was a Christian. Obviously, the good townspeople didn't appreciate his false claim and got even.
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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This method of getting a wife may have been common back then (Now, we have online dating sites. LOL). Minnie is obviously too good for this man. It is funny how she tries to locate him. Being a Mason was akin to saying he was a Christian. Obviously, the good townspeople didn't appreciate his false claim and got even.
Comment Written 12-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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You make a really good point! Granny (Minnie) never knew if the man was a mason or not, either way the town folks took care of him. Thank you, Terry.
Comment from lyenochka
I remembered you gave us a bit of your grandmother's and father's story before so I guessed the relationship. What a lot of spunk your granny had! I'm so glad she stood her ground and that the moonshiner had to follow through with their contract! I feel sorry for that man's daughters and I'm sure they loved your granny!
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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I remembered you gave us a bit of your grandmother's and father's story before so I guessed the relationship. What a lot of spunk your granny had! I'm so glad she stood her ground and that the moonshiner had to follow through with their contract! I feel sorry for that man's daughters and I'm sure they loved your granny!
Comment Written 12-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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Thank you for reading, she did have spunk. But I must laugh. Maybe you remember the Mary Tyler Moore show when Lou told Mary she had spunk! She smiles and Lou says, "I hate spunk!" Terry.
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Lol. That was a fun show. I was impressed that your grandmother stood her ground and called for that Mason. She wasn't just going to be stranded!
Comment from Jay Squires
Whoa! And Whoa again! That was one helluva great story. It had a slow and easy narrative pace to it. Who wouldn't love your Granny? You controlled the narrative throughout, building slowly to the climax and an ending that took my breath away. It was all so simple, yet powerful.
It would make a good framework for a movie. I say framework because you would need to fill in the narrative with action sequences. I'm no one to ask about scriptwriting, but follow the script format that Judiverse or Lancelot uses and play around with it. I think it would be a great project, Terry. Give it a go!
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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Whoa! And Whoa again! That was one helluva great story. It had a slow and easy narrative pace to it. Who wouldn't love your Granny? You controlled the narrative throughout, building slowly to the climax and an ending that took my breath away. It was all so simple, yet powerful.
It would make a good framework for a movie. I say framework because you would need to fill in the narrative with action sequences. I'm no one to ask about scriptwriting, but follow the script format that Judiverse or Lancelot uses and play around with it. I think it would be a great project, Terry. Give it a go!
Comment Written 11-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 12-Apr-2022
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Thank you! And thanks for all the stars!! Terry
Comment from Robert Zimmerman
Hello Terry.
This is another outstanding example of your ability to tell a story. You tell it in a coherent manner so that there is no confusion about the characters or the plot. No matter the length of the story, the plot is essential. If there's no plot, there is no story.
This is a very enjoyable read and it's told quite creatively. Nicely done.
Robert
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2022
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Hello Terry.
This is another outstanding example of your ability to tell a story. You tell it in a coherent manner so that there is no confusion about the characters or the plot. No matter the length of the story, the plot is essential. If there's no plot, there is no story.
This is a very enjoyable read and it's told quite creatively. Nicely done.
Robert
Comment Written 11-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2022
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Robert, thank you very much for the six stars review! You are very kind, Terry
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You're welcome, Terry.
Comment from Bridge
An interesting story. Things were so difficult and uncertain for Minnie. It takes real courage. Very well written. Thanks for sharing.
With regards
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2022
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An interesting story. Things were so difficult and uncertain for Minnie. It takes real courage. Very well written. Thanks for sharing.
With regards
Comment Written 11-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2022
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Thank you, it was a good story to tell, Terry.
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
This is a good story and shows how resourceful your grandma was. Have you written about your grandmother or family before? Your story seems familiar, but I thought it was by a woman from Texas writing about her worthless grandfather from a wealthy family who kept littering Texas with sons before he went to prison. Or maybe Texas has a lot of people like him. Kind of puzzling.
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2022
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This is a good story and shows how resourceful your grandma was. Have you written about your grandmother or family before? Your story seems familiar, but I thought it was by a woman from Texas writing about her worthless grandfather from a wealthy family who kept littering Texas with sons before he went to prison. Or maybe Texas has a lot of people like him. Kind of puzzling.
Comment Written 11-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2022
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Thanks, Carol. You are right it is part of the story of my father?s family and his upbringing. It?s was me writing about a worthless grandfather. This story picks up after my father is born. There may be more to come. Terry.
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A very interesting grandfather no one would want. Mine was a bootlegger.