No, that's not the King of the North. It's just me giving an update on the making of the upcoming book of audition stories. ​

I can more clearly see it now. As I move through the wind-swept snow, in the distance there is a book filled with your unique and unforgettable experiences. In addition to delighting at the already received stories, I'm reviewing an assortment of eye-catching book covers and seeking the title that will best represent the book, such as:

Making your way up the slippery slope of submitting your audition story is easier than making snow angels. Just follow the instructions below:

Also:
1. State the year of your graduating class.
2. State your exact name that will be posted with the story.
3. If applicable, state your maiden or former name when you attended M&A.
​This is needed to verify your existence when you attended our school.
4. Your yearbook photograph will be used with your story. If you wish for another photograph to be used, please forward it to: 
[email protected].

Now that you've done your heart-throbbing overview, email your story to:
[email protected].

Regardless of the in climate weather, we've always gotten a lot more done when we work together. Join the in-crowd  and share your vivid memories, which in book form, will become precious gems to be shared with family and friends.

Once again, send your stories to [email protected] ​​

Since the number of people following me has increased, I’ve decided it’s time to restate how I started out on this journey as a writer. I always felt I had something to share but I knew that my mental ramblings needed to be in a more concrete form so others might appreciate what I had to say.

I had been writing down personal events in the form of a general-journal for decades and in 1996; I decided to put them into what I call a Time-Line. Strung together, these accounts would form all the important events in my life, from birth to the present. It seemed to make sense to create a chronological recording system to give further order to my precious facts and that was when things became problematic.

I taped together sheets of paper so that I could form a continuous time-line until finally, the running statement of my life stretched out to be about twenty pages long! Because this method finally became a folding nightmare, I knew I had to find better way to keep this information running.

A few years later, my second attempt to try this occurred with my then new Compaq computer. This annoying machine helped me to understand what the word crashed meant. I was able to print out the first ten pages of my life but when the computer choked and finally stopped working, all of my hard work was again lost. If nothing else, I was learning what home computers of the day were capable of. Besides the occasional video game, I was not happy. Still determined, I got another literary companion (a Dell) but it was almost two years before I got the guts to again attempt placing my overwhelming project into a machine that might either swallow up my information or die on the way doing it.

I learned to use Microsoft Excel as a way of chronologically keeping up with all of the dates. I rejoiced that I could even insert pictures along with the information to give a clearer picture of the memory that I was trying to preserve. As the information turned into longer stories and the pictures took over more and more space, I felt the need to expand and give more detail to the stories pass the Excel program.

I still find it remarkable how a person can start out with one idea and through what seems like inspiration, then be led down a path that you had no idea you would be traveling. The feeling that accompanies inspired creativity is a story for another time though.

Presently, I’m working on my sixth book and I’m doing my best to keep up with my blogs and websites.
 
The purpose then, as it is now, is to continue to spread the joy of storytelling to all those who might be interested. I appreciate those that continue to come along for the ride and I promise to do my best to provide you with an interesting journey. 
 
Visit:
LloydAGreen.com
EndlessPerceptions.com
MyCastleTreasures.com
StarcrossedSolutions.com

Dora has arrived  at her new school with a life-time of unpleasant memories. But as life suddenly showers her with new hope, old fears begin to bleed through her happiness. 

CASTLE  ON THE HILL: SECRETS - BOOK TRAILER

The Story:
​Years of separation have not changed the warm feelings Ethan and Dora have for one another. The childhood friends reunite at the High School for Dimensional Arts, which accepts only the most talented students and where mind-over-matter rules. But as their relationship blossoms, they discover that something sinister haunts the cold walls of the school. Dora is experiencing a fear of ghosts that she has not felt for years, and her blood runs cold when she finds that Ethan might be involved. Will their love survive? Will they? The answers lie within the not so hallowed halls of the high school of the future, the Castle on the Hill.

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​Every student who wished to be accepted to the HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ART had to go through THE AUDITION. ​These are the true stories from alumni who experienced the anxiety of being tested and soon found that that glorious feeling of trying to get in was only the beginning. ​Inspiring and painful but always triumphant as each storyteller bears their heart and soul.

​Audition Stories - I Got Accepted to the High School of Music and Art

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Deidre is thrilled that her younger sister Kelly has married someone as easy-going as Dyllon, but she has troubling dreams involving the new groom. Her visions predict that Dyllon will soon be unfaithful. Three wishes mysteriously tempt Deidre, but each wish granted also brings disastrous debts. Are Deidre’s efforts being clouded by an insidious evil or perhaps by her own selfish needs?
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THE DREAM DILEMMA. Things are not always what they seem in this story of deception, love, and hope, which picks up where book one (Reflections of EL - In Search of Self) left off.

"Everyone has a story to tell. When will you begin yours?"

​Every generation has a tale to tell but even true stories change with time. Documenting those precious details is one way to pull together family history but why shouldn’t that special narrative be really memorable?
 
During the session, the author will first discuss how to effectively build a factual family history. Afterwards, techniques on how to combine the history with an entertaining story, in order to draw the interest of family members and many others, will be discussed. The review will cover the interviewing process, document searches and the storyline evolution that will produce personal and entertaining family history narrative.

"Everyone has a story to tell. When will you begin yours?"

​Description:
The theme of the program is how to combine factual family history with an entertaining story, in order to draw the interest of more than just family members. The session will review the interviewing process, document searches and the storyline evolution that produced the book The Green Legacy. This paranormal novella depicts the tribulations of real-life family members who lived in New Orleans from the 1840’s through the 1950’s.

Speaker: Author Lloyd A. Green
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 5:00 pm
​Program Location: West Farms Library

During the program, you will learn how to combine urban history with an entertaining story, in order to write an autobiographical short or a novel. The session will review general writing techniques, how to collect and sort needed information and finally, how to combine information into an interesting short story and/or a book.

​Lloyd A. Green, published author, will utilize his book, Reflections of EL: In Search of Self, as an example of how to complete the process. This fictionalized autobiography depicts the tribulations of a young Black man who grew up in Harlem, N.Y., from the 1950’s through the 1970’s.

West Farms Library
2085 Honeywell Avenue
Bronx, N. Y. 10460
718-367-5376
www.nypl.org

"Wicked Sins Follow As Dyllon Evades His True Feelings"

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The Story:
​Dyllon lives with perpetual self-doubt as he grows up in a newly built housing community in Harlem, New York. His friends seem confident and untroubled when dealing with life, but Dyllon’s careful disposition is only holding him back. Idle curiosity driven by darker emotions causes Dyllon to release the seven deadly sins from his father’s clothing trunk, forever changing his peaceful world. Dyllon becomes an increasingly comfortable player in the dance hall of life as the lies and deceit pile up. Through reckless bouts with assorted girlfriends, he eventually falls for the cheerful and confident Kelly. Dyllon feels she could be the one but the demons that haunt him think otherwise.

Reflections of EL: In Search of Self - the fictionalized autobiography of the author’s quest to understand life and love.

Castle - Secrets

Chapter 3
​Dora gathered up what little her courage she had left. She had no other choice. As her chilled knuckles slowly pulled the blanket down across her forehead, she could see wisps of her own breath escaping through the breech. As the covering passed her eyelashes, Dora was confronted with another set of eyes close enough to her face that they almost touched her own. Despite the panic that gripped her, Dora’s first reaction was to focus on the images that appeared within the thing’s dark colored iris. From deep within its eye, the shadowy face of a teenage girl slowly became more and more clear, moving nearer and nearer to Dora.

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