Rooted in the Rock

Rooted in the Rock

By Pattie Martin MacurdyHistory
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Rooted in the Rock episodes

  • SELF ACTUALIZATION THROUGH WRITING

    Link to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2019/05/24/self-actualization-through-writing/

    Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.

    7 min
  • SHE WAS DYING TO KNOW MY THOUGHTS ON DYING

    Link to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2019/10/30/she-was-dying-to-know-my-thoughts-on-dying/

    Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.

    10 min
  • WHAT KEEPS ME GOING

    Link to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2019/06/27/what-keeps-me-going/

    Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.

    9 min
  • STEPHEN AND HIS GRANDMA

    Link to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2018/04/28/stephen-and-his-grandma/

    Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.

    7 min
  • PASSAGE TO YOKOHAMA

    Link to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2017/06/21/passage-to-yokohama/

    Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.

    14 min
  • MY PRESIDENTS

    Link to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2017/05/30/my-presidents/

    Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.

    22 min
  • JUST A SAD G.I.

    Link to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2018/01/31/just-a-sad-g-i/

    Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.

    24 min
  • CARTER'S 1941 LICENSE PLATES

    Link to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/carters-1941-license-plates/

    Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.

    15 min
  • "MISS VADA" DILLON

    Link to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2018/08/28/miss-vada-dillon/

    Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.

    10 min
  • MAMA'S ROSES

    Link to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2018/03/05/mamas-roses/

    Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.

    19 min

About Rooted in the Rock

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This audio book follows the memoirs of Pattie Martin Macurdy and her blog site (pattieremembers.wordpress.com). All stories are read by the author.