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)”

An excerpt from Ch. 5 of Never Settled: a memoir of a boy on the road to manhood by Shawn D. Congleton

My dad, the master manipulator, had a way of getting help from pastors and churches too. Most of my experience with church in my childhood was my dad bumming something from them like gas, money, or our next meal. We attended once or twice as part of my dad’s method, but only when it seemedContinue reading “An excerpt from Ch. 5 of Never Settled: a memoir of a boy on the road to manhood by Shawn D. Congleton”