That blog title may sound a little callous but let me explain. There definitely was more to cry about than laugh about but I chose to concentrate on laughter. Sadly, Kathie passed away November 3rd. She had been the love of my life for 53 years. December 19th would have made it 54 years. I pride myself even though Kathie pleaded with me to bring her home from the Wheaton Care Center every time I went to visit her, I…..
It was in the summer of l980 when I set a goal that every June, July and August from that moment on I would dedicate to perfecting my writing craft. My initial dream was to become a free lance writer and produce one successful novel after another. Thus forcing me to leave my high school teaching career behind. But each year as June, July and August came and went I remained ‘novel- less’. The first five summers resulted in strings…..