Comments on: Serena of the River. A Texas Tale.

By: Stepping Back in Time in Salado, Texas — This Eclectic Life

Stepping Back in Time in Salado, Texas — This Eclectic Life — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:20:51 +0000

[...] the Comanche and Tonkawa Indians camped along its shady creeks. I do believe I told y’all a ghost story from the [...]

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:40:46 +0000

I missed this the first time around. It’s a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it, and thank you for sharing Fin with us. He’ll live on in the memory of all who read this.

Again, thanks for coming into the archives. Fin was a pretty cool guy and I miss him every day. Do you ever get over that?~skt

By: Marcia

Marcia — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:24:55 +0000

The story would be fascinating spoken, but here my restless mind kept jumping to your friend and mentor, Fin. I’m sorry you lost him so soon. I saw the difference a mentor makes when they are also a friend in Bruce, a man who mentored my husband as an actor. Friends are amazing, mentors are life-changing.

Thank you for sharing your friend and mentor with us.

Thanks, Marcie. He was pretty life-changing alright. I had to share him, because I couldn’t stop thinking about him that day. I thought if I posted about him it would be a release.~skt

By: Rose

Rose — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:24:15 +0000

I enjoyed the story. Thank you for sharing it with us and my condolences to your loss.

Thanks, Rose. I appreciate you taking time to read it.~skt

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:52:57 +0000

That wasn’t that long of a story! It was good. I just read the Mermaid chair which had some mermaid folklore, interesting that Native Americans had a mermaid, I did not know that.

It must have been hard to have had a friend die so young and tragically. I am sure that through your stories, his spirit remains alive.
Thank you for sharing.

Thanks, Jen. I imagine that, as far as stories go, there is nothing new under the sun. did you know that there are different versions of the Cinderella motif in hundreds of different cultures around the world? Maybe the idea of a mermaid invaded the culture from the foreigner who invaded the Comanche land…who knows.
Finley made an impact with more than just his storytelling: he started our statewide storytelling guild, he started the statewide festival (he was in his early 20s at the time) and he mentored MANY storytellers over the years. There are tellers on national stages who got their start because Fin helped them. His spirit remains alive with or without my stories! I appreciate you taking time to read it. It was a story close to my heart, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to share it on-line, but I was missing that red-headed ring tail tooter this morning.~skt

By: amy

amy — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:34:23 +0000

I loved this and I will be back to read later.

Amys random thoughts has a blogging Scavenger Hunt coming up May 1st and its going to great fun. details and prizes to be announced at the end of the week!!!!

Thanks, Amy.~skt

By: Wordless Wednesday #5, Serena of the River

Wordless Wednesday #5, Serena of the River — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:24:46 +0000

[...] is the statue of the “mermaid” (from the previous post) trying to pry the fish hook from her flesh. It is in the river in Salado, Texas and was freely [...]