Richard Deatherage

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“My first rock concert experience ” by Richard Deatherage

It was the summer of 1978, and I was a 15 years old short order cook flipping hamburger patty’s on a large industrial grill at Herfys, a fast food restaurant at sunrise mall in Citrus Heights, California. I was approached by a fellow coworker who was not working at the time, but was shopping at the mall with his girlfriend. He came to the back of the grill area with a ticket in his hand … displaying it to me, with his thumb and index finger downward while twisting his wrist like it was something I was supposed to be impressed with. He said “...

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“The story of the last lead holder” by Richard Deatherage

Submitted to Contest #46

The story of the last lead holder Back in the summer of 1979, a project that started off as an attempt by his High School Drafting Teacher to keep him from cutting class, actually put Richard Deatherage on the path to his career. Recognizing Richard's boredom with remedial drafting, the Teacher instead had Deatherage draft and design a new custom home plan for a friend while he was in detention. The plans turned out to be accepted by...

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“A volunteers story in Paradise” by Richard Deatherage

Submitted to Contest #46

A volunteers story in Paradise Back in the summer of 1979, a project that started off as an attempt by his High School Drafting Teacher to keep him from cutting class, actually put Richard Deatherage on the path to his career. Recognizing Richard's boredom with remedial drafting, the Teacher instead had Deatherage draft and design a new custom home plan for a friend while he was in detention. The plans turned out to be accepted by the local building department and by the ten...

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“The story of the last lead holder” by Richard Deatherage

Submitted to Contest #44

The story of the last lead holder Back in the summer of 1979, a project that started off as an attempt by his High School Drafting Teacher to keep him from cutting class, actually put Richard Deatherage on the path to his career. Recognizing Richard's boredom with remedial drafting, the Teacher instead had Deatherage draft and design a new custom home plan for a friend while he was in detention. The plans turned out to be accepted ...

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Author bio

Author Richard Deatherage “The Last Lead Holders-Quest for Fulfillment” born 1963 in Santa Maria, Ca., lives in Citrus Heights, California