Dear Classmates:
Recently
I enrolled in a novel
writing course. The
method is to learn how
to write a novel by
writing a novel. The
first step is to select
a genre. I chose
"Coming of Age". Nancy
has posted a couple of
my pieces about growing
up in Springfield in the
fifties and early
sixties. For research
purposes I would love to
receive stories from my
classmates in the same
(but not limited to)
vein.
If you have a
story about any aspect
of growing up I would
love to hear from you.
Don't worry about your
writing style. If you
can include the general
facts of the story that
will suffice. Or, if
you know how to use your
computer as a recorder,
send the file to me in
mp3 format. If you
still use a cassette
recorder I will accept
tapes too.
Anyone who sends
me a story will be given
the strictest
confidence. If you must
use names, please make
them up. When I file
the story the senders
name will be deleted so
there will be no
connection between the
story teller and the
story.
The subject
matter can be broad. It
can include how a
teacher had an effect on
you and it can include
something that happened
to you in the few years
after graduation.
Here are a
couple of examples:
It was Mr.
Mortenson, a SHS English
teacher, who originally
planted the bug in my
head that I should try
writing. It's taken me
a few years and some
gentle prodding but I'm
getting there.
In my mid
twenties I spent one
summer hitchhiking
around the country,
sleeping under picnic
tables in rest areas, on
benches in parks, under
bridges and you name
it. I met all kinds of
people. I went on a
wild ride across
northern Nevada with
three ex-convicts. One
guy pointed a gun at me
and threatened to kill
me. I have other
stories from that
adventure. So I would
like to hear your
stories.
My email address
is
homeboybill@suddenlink.net
My mailing
address is: Bill
Edington
117 N. 3rd
Street #603
Muskogee,
Ok 74401
Your Classmate,
Bill
