Tag Archives: Orphan Train

“I’m a tough little rebel.” — Linda Manz

Posted on August 20, 2025 by sheila

Days of Heaven (1978) It’s her birthday today. Manz died on August 14, 2020. She was HUGE to me growing up, and I have written about it on occasion. She didn’t work all that much, but her performances meant so … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Linda Manz

Posted on August 16, 2020 by sheila

This teenage actress – from films such as Orphan Train (the first time I saw her), to Days of Heaven (her voiceover makes that film what it is), and Dennis Hopper’s nihilistic punk-rock scream Out of the Blue – is … Continue reading →

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Orphan Train Is On the Move

Posted on November 13, 2009 by sheila

Orphan Train, the TV movie, the movie I was so obsessed with as a child that I wrote it out as a novel – is on VHS. Yes, you have to buy it used – there is no such thing … Continue reading →

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Orphan Train. The Novel. By me. Age 11. – Chapter 8

Posted on March 7, 2009 by sheila

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Thank you for the push, Rachel, Amy, et al, to continue with the posting of my novelization of the TV movie Orphan Train, written by me … Continue reading →

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Orphan Train. The Novel. By me. Age 11. – Chapter 7

Posted on June 15, 2008 by sheila

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Again, my 11-year-old prose here cracks me up but (I adore the underlined “utterly”): even though I made none of this up (meaning: I was just writing out … Continue reading →

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Orphan Train. The Novel. By me. Age 11. – Chapter 6

Posted on May 24, 2008 by sheila

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Please notice that I use a semi-colon at one point. I also enjoy how I, age 11, attempt to write in different dialects. Carry on. CHAPTER 6 “Papers! … Continue reading →

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Orphan Train. The Novel. By me. Age 11. – Chapter 5

Posted on May 21, 2008 by sheila

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Now. Chapter 5. Even though all of this is rather silly – and I am 11 years old, writing about things I don’t understand – AND writing out … Continue reading →

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Orphan Train. The Novel. By me. Age 11. – Chapter 4

Posted on May 17, 2008 by sheila

Have had a long couple of days with 2 extremely late nights in a row. Yet I still woke up “on time” today and spent 6 hours writing and editing until I reached the saturation point. My back hurts. My … Continue reading →

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Orphan Train. The Novel. By me. Age 11. – Chapter 3

Posted on May 16, 2008 by sheila

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Music drifted through the air at the Florence’s mansion. Sarah gazed out the window from the living room. A tall woman wearing mounds of makeup flounced into the room. “Sarah!” she cried sternly. “How … Continue reading →

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Orphan Train. The Novel. By me. Age 11. – Chapter 2

Posted on May 13, 2008 by sheila

If you want to read Chapter 1, it’s here. I am holding myself back from interjecting snarky little comments like I do in Diary Friday. Believe me, I want to – but there’s something truly innocent about what I was … Continue reading →

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