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The Summer Move… an excerpt from Ch. 9 of NEVER SETTLED: a memoir of a boy on the road to manhood (12.27.2020)

Excitement filled the warm air outside as birds chirped and the sun shone brightly. Summer had definitely arrived! I hopped on the bus with an extra bit of excitement and found a seat next to a window where I could peer out as we headed home. Voices were loud and excited and we were allContinue reading “The Summer Move… an excerpt from Ch. 9 of NEVER SETTLED: a memoir of a boy on the road to manhood (12.27.2020)”

What have I to be thankful for?

I spent the last couple of years writing down much of my childhood. Some of those times were very difficult as I relived many difficult memories in my mind and then again, in my emotions. I found myself irritable at times when I had no reason in my present life. I had reexperienced trauma andContinue reading “What have I to be thankful for?”