Tell Me Your Story

A collection of Short Stories & Poems Website(s): www.garysmithauthor.com Facebook: The Willing by Gary Smith@GSmithAuthor Twitter: @g_smithauthor I was born in 1948. Starting at a young age, I enjoyed being alone, entertained by my imagination in a private world of pretending. . As I grew, I came to love observing people and their reaction to situations, especially their interactions with other people. My very intelligent brother often went to rummage sales (which is what they were called in the 1950’s) to collect old books. Sharing them with me, I read Cyrano de Bergerac in the 5th grade, The Canterbury Tales in the 6th grade and Shane, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s all before I finished high school By age 16, I decided not to go to college and dropped all college preparatory classes. I guess too much reading got me thinking.. Identifying with many of the characters in the books I read, I wanted to get started in life. After high school, I became a general laborer until I cou