Typical of many people of Irish heritage, I love to tell stories. As a classroom teacher I often digressed from the intended learning outcomes of the lesson and enthusiastically told some story hopefully connected in some way to the topic, but admittedly, not always.
My first attempt at published writing did not challenge me to create the parts of narrative writing I taught to the students. I had the benefit of having the plot, setting and characters provided for me by my most entertaining students and my most memorable colleagues. To them, I am eternally grateful. My challenge during the writing process was to tell the stories in an enjoyable and entertaining voice. I hope I have done this.
After retiring I missed the opportunity to tell my stories to 30 or so members of a captive audience. Writing this book has quenched my thirst for this. Thank you for taking the time to read my stories.
I live in Ladner, BC, where I have resided for the past 33 years.