With A Bounce In His Step

"With A Bounce In His Step" is a tribute to my "lifelong hero", my 84 year old Dad. As Father's day 2008 comes to a close, I relflect on all the wonderful memories of growing up with my dad heading our household, and guiding me to adulthood.

For reflections on the life of a wonderful, and honorable man, born and brought up in the Mohawk Valley of upstate New York, go to http://www.windsweptpress.com and
click on "More Stories," and then on the block under the "journals" heading for my journal "Along the Banks of Beaver Creek" and check out the story "With A Bounce In His Step". I also have several other copyrighted stories published on that writers forum site. There is a link to windswept press at the top right of the page.

"Windswept Press" is the homepage of Dave Griffin, a wonderful author, and a good friend. He makes the site available to aspiring amateur writers like myself, to provide an outlet for our creative outpourings, and attempts to author worthwhile works.

When you go to the site to read my story, read the other works found there also. There are some wonderful short stories, poems, and essays available. There are also wonderful links to blogs and sites sponsored or owned by other amateur authors.

Dave has been published, and is compiling another book of short stories. He is calling for authors to submit works for consideration. I hope to see one or more of my stories published in his next book.

I have found great joy in writing stories about experiences in my life. You can also know that feeling of satisfaction. You don't have to be a Mark Twain, or a Rudyard Kipling to publish a story on the Windswept Press "More Stories" site.

Take time to drift away to Windswept Farm, and into the lives of the Authors that publish on Dave's site. The Windswept Press is a respite from the bustle of everyday life, and you can spend hours browsing about on the site and linking to some of the other blogs and sites.