The journey; at four years old, home, a gas station in Brown City, Michigan. Distinguished as no stop-light town. Passion and life experiencing the power of the Dodge R/T in the sixties, and incredible loss of the true muscle car in the seventies. The next stop Flint, Michigan; living with the heart ripped out of GM as factories closed, and Pontiac and Oldsmobile no longer exist.

Each stop buried with secrets of life intertwine with automobiles, divorces, business closing, and job losses. The stories and pain are deep in the heart but chasing the American dream, and the words begin to unfold, with sunshine. life in The Villages, Florida.

Previously published short stories in the FWA collections; ‘What to Wear’ in volume nine What a Character, is out of print. A second place in volume ten Were your Muse Lives with ‘Eggs over Easy’. Email for availability: jcakends@houckpublishing.com

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